Silene moorcroftiana Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 15--25 cm, shortly glandular hairy. Stems caespitose, basally slightly lignified, erect, simple. Leaves linear, narrowly lanceolate, or oblanceolate, 1.5--2.5 cm × 2--5 mm, both surfaces glandular hairy, midvein prominent, often curved. Flowers 1--3. Pedicel 1--2.5 cm. Calyx narrowly tubular-clavate, submembranous, 2--2.3 cm × ca. 3.5 mm, slightly umbilicate at base, with 10 longitudinal violet veins, densely glandular hairy; calyx teeth ca. 2 mm. Androgynophore ca. 1 cm, glabrous. Petal claws narrowly cuneate, ca. 1 cm, auricles triangular; limbs not exserted, pale red or white. Filaments glabrous. Styles slightly exserted. Capsule ovoid, 7--9 mm, shorter than calyx. Seeds reniform. Fl. Jul, fr. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.35
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Flower color
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Silene moorcroftiana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20008216-1
WFO ID wfo-0001238498
COL ID 4XCNJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Silene moorcroftiana Silene gyirongensis Silene persica subsp. moorcroftiana