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Silene laevigata

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Silene laevigata
Silene laevigata flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. laevigata
Binomial name
Silene laevigata

Silene laevigata, the Troödos catchfly, is glaucous, erect or decumbent annual plant. It grows 6–27 cm (2.4–10.6 in) high with glabrous stems and small leaves. It has pink flowers, and the petals bifid 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) long. It flowers in March–June.[1][2]

Habitat

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Pine forest, roadsides and garrigue on dry igneous mountainsides at 650–1,950 m (2,130–6,400 ft) altitude.

Distribution

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Endemic to Cyprus, locally common on the Troödos range.

References

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  1. ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
  2. ^ Wild flowers of Cyprus, George Sfikas, Efstathiadis Group S.A. 1993 Anixi, Attikis, Greece. ISBN 960 226 266 4
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