Silene laciniata subsp. californica (Durand) J.K.Morton

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Stems decumbent at base, straggling to erect, leafy through-out, sparsely branched, scaly proximally below ground, with soft, short pubescence. Leaves: proximal blades oblanceolate, sometimes broadly so, narrowed into short pseudopetiole, 2-6 cm × 6-25 mm, shortly pubescent abaxially, subglabrous adaxially; distal sessile, blade lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate to broadly elliptic, 2-9 cm × 5-30 mm, apex acute to shortly acuminate. Inflorescences poorly developed, usually 1-3(-5)-flowered, open cymes, bracteate; bracts leaflike, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate. Calyces broadly tubular, widened distally, 15-25 × 4-8 mm in flower, obovate to turbinate in fruit and to 13 mm broad, more than 1/2 as broad as long. Capsules ovoid. 2n = 48, 72.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 24
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -17
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Silene laciniata subsp. californica world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60437826-2
WFO ID wfo-0001273288
COL ID 7KS4L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Melandrium californicum Silene californica Silene laciniata var. californica Silene laciniata subsp. californica