Silene samojedorum

Silene samojedorum is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[4][6]

Silene samojedorum
Flowers of Silene samojedorum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. samojedorum
Binomial name
Silene samojedorum
(Sambuk) Oxelman [1]
Synonyms[2][3][4][5]

Distribution

This species is present in Russia, Western Siberia, Central Siberia and Russian Far East.[4][7][8]

Description

Silene samojedorum is a perennial herbaceous plant with showy pink flowers. It can reach an height of about 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in). The flowering time lasts from late spring to late summer.[9]

Bibliography
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2001. Flora of China (Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae). 6: 1–512. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1–301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1–581. Cambridge University Press.
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References
  1. Oxelman, 2001 In: Nordic J. Bot. 20(5): 516
  2. The Plant List
  3. Tropicos
  4. Catalogue of life
  5. World Plants - Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  6. International Plant Names Index
  7. GBIF
  8. Kew Science
  9. Plants Database


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