Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene persica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 27 (1843) |
Native Range | sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-3200m |
Description | stems pubescent, eglandular, leaves oblanceolate to obovate, acute, sparsely pubescent, flowers 1-2, calyx in fruit cylindrical-clavate, glandular |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Silene angistoma Fenzl ex Boiss. Silene dictyoneura Rech.f. & Esfand. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |