Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene corrugata Ball |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 11: 301 (1873) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-1800m |
Description | glandular-hirsute, basal leaves spathulate, acuminate, the upper lanceolate, flowers remote, pendent, calyx scarious, green striped, petals bilobate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saponaria mogadorensis Coss. ex Pit. Silene corrugata var. macrosperma (Coss.) Maire Silene corrugata var. mogadorensis (Coss. & Balansa) Maire Silene corrugata var. obtusifolia (Coss.) Maire Silene longicaulis var. mogadorensis (Coss. & Balansa) Pau Silene mogadorensis Coss. & Balansa Silene mogadorensis var. macrosperma Coss. Silene mogadorensis var. obtusifolia Coss. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |