Silene paradoxa | |
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Near Valréas, France | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. paradoxa |
Binomial name | |
Silene paradoxa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Viscago paradoxa(L.) Fourr. |
Silene paradoxa, the Dover catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to southeastern France, Corsica, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece. [1] [2] It can grow on serpentine soils and copper mine tailings. [3]