Silene disticha

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Silene disticha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. disticha
Binomial name
Silene disticha
Willd.
Synonyms [1]
  • Silene chlorantha Fenzl
  • Silene coarctata Fenzl
  • Silene congesta Fenzl
  • Silene hirsuta Schousb. ex Ball
  • Silene hispida Willd.
  • Silene micropetala Roem. ex Schrank
  • Silene mutica Fenzl
  • Silene parvifolia Otth

Silene disticha is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is hermaphroditic [2] and mainly grows in the subtropics. [1]

It is native to Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia. [1] The species was introduced to the island of Corsica in 1967. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Silene disticha". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. Casimiro-Soriguer, Inés; Buide, Maria L.; Narbona, Eduardo (2015-01-01). "Diversity of sexual systems within different lineages of the genus Silene". AoB Plants. 7 (plv037). doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv037. ISSN   2041-2851. PMC   4433491 .
  3. CABI (2022-01-07). Silene disticha (Report). doi: 10.1079/cabicompendium.117138 .