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Silene chodatii Bocquet  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene chodatii Bocquet 
BibliographyCandollea 22: 18 (1967)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2700-4300m
Descriptionbasal leaves linear, 5-10cm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers 1-3, slightly pendent, calyx spherical, ventricose, 15-25mm, corolla lobes 6-7mm long
Size4-25cm
Colordark violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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