Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene monerantha F.N.Williams |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 103 (1896) |
Native Range | nw. Iraq |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-900m |
Description | viscid-pubescent, pale green, leaves rigid, 1-2cm, oblong-spathulate, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves ovate-cordate, mucronate, flowers 1-4, corolla lobes 3-6mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene monantha Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq) |