| Silene akaisialpina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. akaisialpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene akaisialpina T.Yamaz. (1997) | |
Silene akaisialpina is a species of plant native to the mountains of central Honshu, Japan . [1] It has also been reported on the island of Hokkaido. [2]
In 1955, it was recognized by Takasi Yamazaki as a variety of Silene keiskei , called Melandrium keiskei var. akaisialpinum. It was later renamed Silene keiskei var. akaisialpina and then reclassified as its own species in 1997. [3]