Silene sericea

Silene sericea
	Silene sericea
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Carnation family (Caryophyllaceae)
Subfamily :	Caryophylloideae
Tribe :	Sileneae
Genre :	Glue herbs ( Silene )
Type :	Silene sericea
Scientific name
	Silene sericea
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Silene sericea is a type of plant from the genus of the ciliate herbs ( Silene ) within the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae).

description

Radially symmetrical flowers

Vegetative characteristics

Silene sericea grows as an herbaceous plant . The leaves are linear-lanceolate.

Generative characteristics

The flowers are usually found individually at the branch ends, rarely in pairs or threes. The flowers are radial symmetry and five-fold. The calyx is 12 to 20 millimeters in size and has pointed calyx teeth. There are no wavy wings on the dorsal furrow of the seeds.

Chromosome number

The chromosome number of Silene sericea var. Balearica is 2n = 24.

Occurrence

Silene sericea occurs in the western Mediterranean , in Spain, France, Italy, on the Balearic Islands, in Sardinia and in Corsica on sandy beaches and cultivated land.

literature

Peter Schönfelder and Ingrid Schönfelder: What is in bloom in the Mediterranean? Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-440-05790-9 .

Individual evidence

↑ Silene sericea var. Balearica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
↑ Karol Marhold, 2011: Caryiophyllaceae : Datasheet Silene sericea In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Web links

Commons : Silene sericea - collection of images, videos and audio files

[IPCN-1] Silene sericea var. Balearica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[Euro+Med-2] Karol Marhold, 2011: Caryiophyllaceae : Datasheet Silene sericea In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.