Caryophyllaceae
Silene

Silene coniflora Nees ex Otth

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 371 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Central Asia and NW. Pakistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual, 3.5–18(–25) cm tall, often branched from base, densely hairy with short, fine eglandular hairs below, above also with glandular hairs
Morphology Leaves
Basal leaves linear to lanceolate, 12–30 × 2.5–6 mm, acuminate; cauline leaves in few or many pairs, ± lanceolate, rarely linear, 15–45(–60) × 1–8 mm; all leaves ± densely hairy on both surfaces, margins of petiole ciliate, sometimes also margins of leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a ± regular dichasium, 2–30-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 4–15 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts linear, calyx ovate to elongate-ovate, 9–15(–17) mm, 15–20-nerved, with many rigid glandular hairs on green nerves, hairs with a swollen base, calyx constricted at apex, with 3–6 mm subulate teeth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white or pink; limb 4–6 mm, entire, emarginate or bilobed to ¼
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments ciliate at base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Anthophore 0.1 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule sessile, ovoid-oblong, 8–13 × 4.5–6.5 mm, included in calyx
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds elliptical or reniform.
Ecology
Fields, roadside, mountain slopes, amongst Quercus and Acer trees; alt. 1700–1900 m;
Phenology
Flowering & fruiting: Jun.–July.
Distribution
Iraq, SW Asia, eastwards to Pakistan.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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