Silene compacta, Fischer Silene asterias, Griseb.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 174

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.302862

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Silene compactaSilene asterias
status

 

102. S. compacta Fischer View in CoL , Cat. Jard. Gorenk. ed. 2, 60 (1812).

Like 101 but stems stouter and leaves wider; upper cauline leaves closely investing base of subcapitate inflorescence; calyx 13- 20 mm; petals entire. S.E. Europe, from C. Greece to S. W. Ukraine. Bu G r Rm Rs (W) Tu. The plant from the Ukraine has been distinguished as S. hypanica Klokov , Jour. Bot. Acad. Sci. Ukr. 5: 20 (1948); it is said to differ mainly in the upper cauline leaves being herbaceous, not membranous, and in the brown, not black, seeds. It seems best regarded as a variant of 102.

103. S. asterias Griseb. View in CoL , Spicil. FI. Rumel. 1: 168 (1843).

Like 101 but perennial; stems up to 100 cm; inflorescence capitate, subtended by membranous bracts; cauline leaves few, lanceolate; calyx-teeth acute; petal-limb oblong, entire, deep purple; coronal scales short. • Mountains o f Balkan peninsula. Al Bu G r Ju.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Silene

Loc

Silene compactaSilene asterias

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964
1964
Loc

S. asterias

Griseb. 1843: 168
1843
Loc

S. compacta

Fischer 1812: 2
1812
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