Silene amoena

Silene amoena
Close-up of flowers
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. amoena
Binomial name
Silene amoena
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cucubalus dauricus Pall. ex Bunge
    • Cucubalus sibiricus Willd. ex Walp.
    • Cucubalus staticifolius Poir.
    • Silene amoena subsp. igoschinae Tzvelev
    • Silene baicalensis Turcz.
    • Silene graminifolia var. subglabra Regel & Tiling
    • Silene graminifolia lusus subglabra Regel
    • Silene graminifolia lusus tenuis (Willd.) Regel
    • Silene graminifolia var. tenuis (Willd.) Regel & Tiling
    • Silene graminifolia f. tenuis (Willd.) Regel
    • Silene jenisea var. latifolia Turcz.
    • Silene jeniseensis f. latifolia (Turcz.) Schischk.
    • Silene jeniseensis var. latifolia (Turcz.) Y.Z.Zhao
    • Silene repens Boiss.
    • Silene sajanensis Less. ex Ledeb.
    • Silene tenuifolia Otth
    • Silene tenuis Willd.
    • Silene viscaginoides Hornem.

Silene amoena is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to European Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, the western Himalayas, and Mongolia.[1] A perennial, it is typically found in the subalpine or subarctic biomes.[1] It has been characterized as either a diploid or a tetraploid and is a far eastern representative of section Auriculatae.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Silene amoena L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ Petri, Anna; Pfeil, Bernard E.; Oxelman, Bengt (2013). "Introgressive Hybridization between Anciently Diverged Lineages of Silene (Caryophyllaceae)". PLOS ONE. 8 (7): e67729. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...867729P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067729. PMC 3704521. PMID 23861793.