Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene meyeri Fenzl ex Boiss. & Buhse |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 38 (1860) |
Native Range | se. Transcaucasus to w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2900m |
Description | leaves minute, glabrous, narrowly linear-lanceolate, petiole ciliate, calyx glandular hirsute, cylindrical, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals emarginate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene delectabilis Turrill Silene depressa var. meyeri (Fenzl ex Boiss. & Buhse) Rohrb. Silene meyeri var. delectabilis (Turrill] Ghaz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |