Biology:Silene otites

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Silene

Silene otites
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In bloom
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. otites
Binomial name
Silene otites
(L.) Wibel[1]
Synonyms[2]

Silene otites, called Spanish catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, native to Europe and the Transcaucasus area, and introduced to Xinjiang in China.[2] It varies its floral odors to attract mosquitoes and moths at night and flies and bees by day.[3] It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[4]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Silene otites subsp. hungarica Wrigley
  • Silene otites subsp. otites

References

  1. Prim. Fl. Werth.: 241 (1799)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Silene otites (L.) Wibel". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157978-1. 
  3. Dötterl, Stefan; Jahreiß, Katrin; Jhumur, Umma Salma; Jürgens, Andreas (2012). "Temporal variation of flower scent in Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae): A species with a mixed pollination system". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 169 (3): 447–460. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01239.x. 
  4. Lauterbach, Daniel; Burkart, Michael; Gemeinholzer, Birgit (2012). "Rapid genetic differentiation between ex situ and their in situ source populations: An example of the endangered Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 64–75. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01185.x. 

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