Silene samojedorum

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Silene samojedorum
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Flowers of Silene samojedorum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. samojedorum
Binomial name
Silene samojedorum
Synonyms [2] [3] [4] [5]
List
    • Lychnis yunnanensis
    • Baker f.Agrostemma sibirica
    • (L.) G.DonCoronaria sibirica
    • (L.) GraebnLychnis samojedorum
    • (Sambuk) GorschkLychnis sibirica
    • L.Lychnis sibirica subsp. samojedorum
    • SambukLychnis yunnanensis
    • Baker f.Melandrium sibiricum
    • (L.) A.Braun'Silene linnaeana
    • Vorosch.

Silene samojedorum is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. [4] [6]

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Distribution

This species is present in Russia, Western Siberia, Central Siberia and Russian Far East. [4] [7] [8]

Description

Silene samojedorum is a perennial herbaceous plant with showy pink flowers. It can reach a height of about 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in). The flowering time lasts from late spring to late summer. [9]

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