Silene tatarica
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Silene tatarica | |
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Flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. tatarica
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Binomial name | |
Silene tatarica | |
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Silene tatarica, called the Tartarian catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, found in north-central Europe and western Asia, from Germany and Norway eastwards to western Siberia and Kazakhstan.[2] A specialist of riparian habitats, its seeds are dispersed by water.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Syn. Pl. 1: 497 (1805)
- ^ a b "Silene tatarica (L.) Pers". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Jäkäläniemi, Anne; Tuomi, Juha; Siikamäki, Pirkko; Kilpiä, Anna (2005). "Colonization-extinction and patch dynamics of the perennial riparian plant, Silene tatarica". Journal of Ecology. 93 (4): 670–680. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01001.x.