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Silene urvillei Schott ex d‘Urv.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene urvillei Schott ex d‘Urv. 
BibliographyMém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 304 (1822)
Native RangeEast Aegean Islands to w. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-1250m
Descriptionerinaceous, branchlets pruinose, leaves rigid, patent, subulate-aristate, axillary, fasciculate, flowers solitary, calyx glabrous, clavate, lobes lanceolate, acute
Size10-15cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene juniperina Kunth ex Rohrb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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