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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene genistifolia Halácsy 
BibliographyOesterr. Bot. Z. 42: 369 (1892)
Native Rangen. & c. Greece to n. Aegean Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionstems ramose, apically viscid, stem leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, scabrously minutely serrate, flowers in cyme, long pedicellate, petals bipartite
Size20-45cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene linifolia ssp. sporadum (Halácsy) Phitos
Silene linifolia var. sporadum Halácsy
Silene multicaulis ssp. genistifolia (Halácsy) Melzh.
Silene multicaulis ssp. sporadum (Halácsy) Greuter & Burdet
Silene multicaulis ssp. stenocalycina (Rech.f.) Melzh.
Silene stenocalycina Rech.f.
Silene waldsteinii ssp. genistifolia (Halácsy) Stoj. & Jordanov
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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