Silene nutans L.

Nottingham catchfly (en), Silène penché (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene

Characteristics

Taprooted perennial. Stems arising from a basal rootstock, hispid, 30-60 cm tall. Lvs hispid; lower lvs oblong-to obovate-spathulate, acuminate, long-petiolate, 3-8 cm long; upper lvs ovate to obovate, acuminate, sessile, 1-4 cm long. Infl. a 12-20-flowered panicle with an erect central axis and 3-flowered lateral branches; fls nodding, ☿; pedicels (1)-2-5 cm long; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, green. Calyx glandular-pubescent, narrow-cylindric at flowering, inflated at fruiting, narrowed at mouth, 10-veined, 13-16 mm long. Petals white, deeply 2-fid; claw not lobed, long-exserted; coronal scales narrowly triangular, acute, c. 1 mm long. Styles 3, erect, recurved at apex, c. 12 mm long. Capsule ovoid, slightly exceeding calyx, 10-12 mm long; teeth 6; carpophore 2-3 mm long. Seeds red-brown, reniform, with flat faces and grooved back, warty, c. 0.8 mm long.
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Perennial, 3–5 dm; basal lvs narrowly spatulate, 4–10 cm × 5–15 mm; cauline lvs 1–3 pairs, mostly smaller, petiolate or subsessile, oblong to lanceolate; infl open, compound; cal tubular-conic, 7–10 mm, glandular-puberulent; fls nodding, later erect; pet pink or white, the auricles inconspicuous, the appendages linear, 2 mm (rarely obsolete), the blade 5 mm, lobed half-length; styles 3; fr trilocular below, opening by 6 teeth; 2n=24. Native of Europe, occasionally escaped from cult. in the e. part of our range. June–Sept.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.55
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Silene nutans habit picture by Jean-Christophe Lombardo (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans habit picture by Eric Rebsamen (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Silene nutans leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans leaf picture by Cor Rieken (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Silene nutans flower picture by Ismaele Tuffanelli (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans flower picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans flower picture by Arne W (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Silene nutans fruit picture by Magalie Delalande (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)
Silene nutans fruit picture by Christian GAYTON (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Silene nutans world distribution map, present in France, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157927-1
WFO ID wfo-0000440799
COL ID 4XCR2
BDTFX ID 64260
INPN ID 123568
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Silene brachypoda Cucubalus quadrifidus Cucubalus rubens Silene nutans Silene nutans var. brachypoda Silene nutans subsp. smithiana Silene nutans var. smithiana Cucubalus nutans

Lower taxons

Silene nutans subsp. livida Silene nutans subsp. dubia