Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet |
Synonyms | Melandrium taymirense Tolm. |
Silene ostenfeldii (A.E.Porsild) J.K.Morton | |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | taproot, leaves sessile, linear or spathulate, strigose, acute, flowers 1-3 in dichasium, calyx green with purple ribs, cylindrical, petals oblanceolate, 8-12mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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