Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene gavrilovii (Krasnov) Popov |
Bibliography | Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 9(Suppl.): 38 (1925) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves spathulate, 1-3cm, acute or obtuse, ciliate, petiolate, upper leaves smaller, flowers in long slender racemose panicle, calyx clavate, glabrous |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early 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 balchaschensis Schischk. Silene glaucescens Schischk. Silene holopetala var. gavrilovii Krasnov. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |