Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene odoratissima Bunge |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. [C.F.von Ledebour] 2: 148 (1830) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | basal leaves oblong-linear, glabrous, petiolate, the upper linear-aristate, flowers solitary, pendent, calyx glabrous, conically cylindrical, lobes triangular, acute, ciliate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cheiropetalum radians Fr. ex Urb. Silene odoratissima var. olgiana (B.Fedtsch.) Kozhevn. Silene olgiana B.Fedtsch. Silene radians Kar. & Kir. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |