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Silene fruticulosa M.Bieb.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene fruticulosa M.Bieb. 
BibliographyTabl. Prov. Mer Casp.: 115 (1798)
Native RangeEuropean Russia to sw. Siberia and Central Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Descriptionshortly pubescent, branchlets thin, rigid, leaves carnose, minute, the lower obovate, carinate, mucronate, the other linear, canaliculate, acute, flowers long pedicellate
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene caspica Pers.
Silene leptopetala Schrenk
Silene pygmaea Less. ex Ledeb.
Silene suffrutescens M.Bieb.
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan)
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
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