Biology:Silene tatarica

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Silene

Silene tatarica
Silene tatarica kz14.jpg
Flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. tatarica
Binomial name
Silene tatarica
(L.) Pers.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Silene tatarica, called the Tartarian catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, found in north-central Europe and western Asia, from Germany and Norway eastwards to western Siberia and Kazakhstan.[2] A specialist of riparian habitats, its seeds are dispersed by water.[3]

References

  1. Syn. Pl. 1: 497 (1805)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Silene tatarica (L.) Pers.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158497-1. 
  3. Jäkäläniemi, Anne; Tuomi, Juha; Siikamäki, Pirkko; Kilpiä, Anna (2005). "Colonization-extinction and patch dynamics of the perennial riparian plant, Silene tatarica". Journal of Ecology 93 (4): 670–680. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01001.x. 

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