Biology:Silene paradoxa

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae

Silene paradoxa
Silene paradoxa 1.JPG
Near Valréas, France
Scientific classification edit
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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Silene paradoxa L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/158009-1. 
  2. "Silene paradoxa Dover catchfly". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/21708/silene-paradoxa/details. 
  3. Gonnelli, Cristina; Galardi, Francesca; Gabbrielli, Roberto (2001). "Nickel and copper tolerance and toxicity in three Tuscan populations of Silene paradoxa". Physiologia Plantarum 113 (4): 507–514. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.2001.1130409.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15574310 entry