Silene suecica
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| Silene suecica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. suecica |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene suecica (Lodd.) Greuter & Burdet |
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Lychnis suecica Greuter & Burdet |
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Silene suecica is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. Its natural habitat is the mountains of Norway and Sweden but is sometimes found near the coasts. Because of its ability to grow in soils with heavy amounts of copper it is used as copper content indicator in geobotanical prospecting.
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