Silene tatarica
Flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. tatarica
Binomial name
Silene tatarica
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cucubalus secundus Gilib.
    • Cucubalus tataricus L.
    • Silene ruthenica Otth
    • Silene secunda Steud.
    • Viscago tartarica (L.) Hornem.
    • Viscago unilateralis Moench

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

  1. ↑ Syn. Pl. 1: 497 (1805)
  2. 1 2 "Silene tatarica (L.) Pers". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ↑ 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.


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