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Silene cephalantha Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene cephalantha Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 613 (1867)
Native RangeCaucasus to nw. Iran and e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionstems numerous, leaves glabrous, ciliate, lanceolate, acute, erect, flowers 3-12 subsessile in dense head, bracts shortly lanceolate, calyx oblong-clavate, petals bilobate
Size8-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene caucasica var. major Rupr.
Silene repens var. transcaucasica Trautv.
Silene transcaucasica Bordz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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