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Silene kuschakewiczii Regel & Schmalh.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene kuschakewiczii Regel & Schmalh. 
BibliographyTrudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 246 (1877)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves oblong, acute, entire, scabrously shortly hirsute, petiolate, stem leaves similar, connate, flowers in cyme, pedicellate, petals 6-8mm long, bifid
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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 excedens Bondarenko ex Vved.
Silene guntensis ssp. eglandulosa Podlech
Siene hispidula Ovcz.
Silene kuhistanica Ovcz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
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