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Silene meyeri Fenzl ex Boiss. & Buhse  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene meyeri Fenzl ex Boiss. & Buhse 
BibliographyNouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 38 (1860)
Native Rangese. Transcaucasus to w. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1200-2900m
Descriptionleaves minute, glabrous, narrowly linear-lanceolate, petiole ciliate, calyx glandular hirsute, cylindrical, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals emarginate
Size5-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene delectabilis Turrill
Silene depressa var. meyeri (Fenzl ex Boiss. & Buhse) Rohrb.
Silene meyeri var. delectabilis (Turrill] Ghaz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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