Silene italica (L.) Pers.

Italian catchfly (en), Silène d'Italie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw in salads. They are also used in stews and prepared with olive oil and used in vegetable pies.
Uses oil
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Silene italica habit picture by chantal c (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica habit picture by ju689 (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica habit picture by Stéphane Bonhomme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Silene italica leaf picture by stefano (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica leaf picture by nicolas pecqueux (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica leaf picture by francoise cloteau (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Silene italica flower picture by sebastien brulat (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica flower picture by Geneviève Caputo (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica flower picture by María Meyer (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Silene italica fruit picture by isabelle Beal (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica fruit picture by Michel Guidoni (cc-by-sa)
Silene italica fruit picture by Erik Ketting (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Silene italica world distribution map, present in France, Pakistan, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157576-1
WFO ID wfo-0000440393
COL ID 4XCDJ
BDTFX ID 75379
INPN ID 123512
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cucubalus catholicus Cucubalus italicus Cucubalus mollissimus Cucubalus pilosus Cucubalus silenoides Cucubalus clavicarpus Silene multifida Cucubalus floccosus Silene viscosa Silene italica

Lower taxons

Silene italica subsp. sicula Silene italica subsp. coutinhoi Silene italica subsp. nemoralis