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Silene involucrata subsp. tenella (Tolm.) Bocquet

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene > Silene involucrata

Characteristics

Plants short-lived; taproot slender, usually with fewer basal leaves. Flowering stems branched distally, slender, (20-)30-45 cm, usually with 3-5 pairs of leaves, internodes longer than leaves. Pedicels usually several times longer than calyx. Flowers 8-12 mm diam.; calyx campanulate, 8-10(-12) mm in fruit. 2n = 48.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Silene involucrata subsp. tenella world distribution map, present in Canada, Greenland, Liberia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236300-2
WFO ID wfo-0001292036
COL ID 7L453
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Silene tayloriae Melandrium tayloriae Lychnis tayloriae Melandrium tenellum Wahlbergella tayloriae Melandrium tayloriae var. glabrum Melandrium angustiflorum subsp. tenellum Melandrium affine subsp. tenellum Silene involucrata subsp. tenella
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