Silene laevigata
| Silene laevigata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene laevigata Sm. | |
Silene laevigata, the Troödos catchfly is glaucous, erect or decumbent annual 6–27 cm high with glabrous stems and leaves, small. Pink flowers, petals bifid 9–10 mm long, flowers in March–June.[1][2]
Habitat
Pine forest, roadsides and garrigue on dry igneous mountainsides at 650–1950 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, locally common on the Troödos range.
References
- Flora of Cyprus Volume 1, Robert Desmond Meikle, Bentham-Moxon Trust, The Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 1977, ISBN 0950487643
External links
- "Flower Gallery :: Caryophyllaceae :: 722_40". stridvall.se. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- "Silene laevigata Sm. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
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