Biology:Silene apetala

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae

Silene apetala
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. apetala
Binomial name
Silene apetala

Silene apetala is a plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, first described in by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.[1][2]

This species is native in countries from the Mediterranean to Northern Somalia and to Pakistan.[3] It is listed as an invasive species in Australia[4] where it is commonly found in the drier parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria,[5] and also in France.[4]

References

  1. "Silene apetala". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/75807. 
  2. Willdenow, C.L. (1799), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 2(1): 703
  3. "Silene apetala Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303044-2. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Silene apetala Willd." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6363958. 
  5. Laurie G. Adams. "Silene apetala". Flora of Australia (Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra.). https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Silene%20apetala. Retrieved 15 September 2024. 

Wikidata ☰ Q12217912 entry