Silene apetala

Silene apetala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. apetala
Binomial name
Silene apetala

Silene apetala is a plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, first described in by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.[1][2]

This species is native in countries from the Mediterranean to Northern Somalia and to Pakistan.[3] It is listed as an invasive species in Australia[4] where it is commonly found in the drier parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria,[5] and also in France.[4]

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    specimen

References

  1. ^ "Silene apetala". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Willdenow, C.L. (1799), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 2(1): 703
  3. ^ "Silene apetala Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Silene apetala Willd". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ Laurie G. Adams. "Silene apetala". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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