Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene erysimifolia Stapf |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 17 (1886) |
Native Range | nw. & wc. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-2600m |
Description | grey pubescent, basal leaves 1-3cm linear-lanceolate, acute, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, flowers 1-2, calyx clavate, veined, glandular |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | purple, yellowish |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |