Silene laciniata subsp. greggii (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire

Cardinal catchfly (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Stems erect, much-branched distally. Leaves: proximal blades oblanceolate, often broadly so, 3-6(-8) cm × 15-30 mm, scabrid-pubescent on both surfaces; distal short-petiolate, blade lanceolate to elliptic, reduced, 1-4 cm × 3-10 mm, apex acute. Inflorescences well developed, open, 3-5-flowered cymes, bracteate; bracts lanceolate, 6-20 mm, apex acute. Calyces broadly tubular, 17-20 × 4-5 mm in flower, broadening to 6-9 mm in fruit, less than 1/ 2 as broad as long, narrowed to base and ± umbilicate. 2n = 48.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Burn Dressing (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236304-2
WFO ID wfo-0001291533
COL ID 7L3SL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Silene greggii Melandrium laciniatum var. greggii Silene laciniata subsp. greggii Silene laciniata var. greggii