Biology:Silene parryi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Silene parryi
Silene parryi 8512.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. parryi
Binomial name
Silene parryi
(S.Wats.) C.L.Hitchcock & Maguire

Silene parryi is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Parry's silene. Its range includes southern British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, south to Oregon and east to Colorado and western Montana, United States. It is most common from 4,000–11,000 feet (1,200–3,400 m) elevation.[1] Silene parryi is a pubescent and glandular perennial herbaceous plant 200–400 mm (8–16 in) tall. The calyx is tubular with ten contrasting nerves, 12–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long. It inflates in fruit. The five-lobed flowers are white, sometimes purple or green-tinged.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Silene parryi". http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Silene+parryi. Retrieved 2018-08-19. 
  2. Klinkenberg, Brian, ed (2017). "Silene parryi". Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Silene%20parryi. Retrieved 2018-08-19. 
  3. Giblin, David, ed (2018). "Silene parryi". Burke Museum, University of Washington. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Silene%20parryi. Retrieved 2018-08-19. 
  4. "Silene parryi". Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=Silene%20parryi. Retrieved 2018-08-19. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q15553387 entry