Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Silene uralensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Silene uralensis is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout taproot. The erect stems can be branched or unbranched, growing 5 - 40cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use in commercial cosmetic preparations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern Asia - Siberia, Russian Far East; northwest N. America - Alaska to Newfoundland, south to British Colombia, Utah, Quebec; Greenland

HabitatArctic and alpine tundra, gravelly and grassy places; at elevations up to 4,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].