Silene disticha

Silene disticha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. disticha
Binomial name
Silene disticha
Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Silene chlorantha Fenzl
  • Silene coarctata Fenzl
  • Silene congesta Fenzl
  • Silene hirsuta Schousb. ex Ball
  • Silene hispida Willd.
  • Silene micropetala Roem. ex Schrank
  • Silene mutica Fenzl
  • Silene parvifolia Otth

Silene disticha is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is hermaphroditic[2] and mainly grows in the subtropics.[1]

It is native to Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia.[1] The species was introduced to the island of Corsica in 1967.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Silene disticha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ Casimiro-Soriguer, Inés; Buide, Maria L.; Narbona, Eduardo (2015-01-01). "Diversity of sexual systems within different lineages of the genus Silene". AoB Plants. 7 (plv037). doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv037. ISSN 2041-2851. PMC 4433491.
  3. ^ CABI (2022-01-07). Silene disticha (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.117138.