Silene cretica L.

Silène de Crète (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene

Characteristics

Shortly hairy annual, up to 0.45 m high. Leaves linear-oblanceolate. Flowers in raceme-like, monochasial cymes, whitish, open and scented at night; calyx 9-16 mm long; petals bifid; carpophore 1-5 mm long. Flowering time Aug.-Jan.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 13 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Silene cretica flower picture by cella (cc-by-sa)
Silene cretica flower picture by Esin Bozdogangil (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Silene cretica world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157160-1
WFO ID wfo-0000440510
COL ID 4XBY6
BDTFX ID 64061
INPN ID 123458
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Silene annulata Silene tenuiflora Silene clandestina Silene cretica