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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Silene acaulis is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 2 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies), insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Ground Cover;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:
Plant - cooked[61, 177]. Consumed as a vegetable in Iceland and in Arctic and Alpine regions[183]. The raw root skins have been used for food[257]. This report refers to the sub-species S. acaulis exscapa. (All.)DC.
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Medicinal Uses
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Stomachic
The plant has been used in the treatment of children with colic[257].
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Other Uses
Soap
Plants form a rooting carpet and can be grown as a ground cover when planted about 25cm apart each way[208].
Special Uses
Ground cover
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Cultivation details
Easily grown in a light soil in full sun, doing best on a moraine[1]. Prefers a cool climate, plants can be difficult to bring into flower in the garden[188]. Polymorphic[1]. The sub-species S. acaulis saxatilis flowers more freely than the type[208].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation (Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Yakutia-Sakha), Russian Federation (Kamcatskij kraj, Cukotskij avtonomnyj okrug) NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia), Greenland, United States (Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah) EUROPE: Finland (north), Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland (north), Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden (north), Austria, Switzerland, Germany (south), Poland (southwest), Slovakia (east), Russian Federation (Karelia, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Murmansk), Bulgaria (west), Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Spain (north), France (south)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(L.)Jacq.
Botanical References
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