Silene flos-jovis (L.) Greuter & Burdet

Lychnide fleur-de-Jupiter (fr), Lychnis fleur-de-Jupiter (fr), Œil-de-Dieu (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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 5-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-7
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Silene flos-jovis leaf picture by Di Vincenzo Ivan (cc-by-sa)
Silene flos-jovis leaf picture by Olaf Neumann (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Silene flos-jovis flower picture by mariangelarosta (cc-by-sa)
Silene flos-jovis flower picture by John Appel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Silene flos-jovis world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:911445-1
WFO ID wfo-0000438697
COL ID 4XC6G
BDTFX ID 64118
INPN ID 123482
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lychnis flos-jovis Coronaria flos-jovis Agrostemma flos-jovis Silene flos-jovis