Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene thymifolia Sm. |
Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 292 (1809) |
Native Range | se. Europe to Ukraine and nw. Turkey, Cyprus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves hirsute, minute, thick, ovate, acute, flowers 2-5 in raceme, calyx hirsute, viscid, clavate, petals cuneate, bipartite |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene pontica D.Brandza |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, TUR Turkey) |