Silene rubella

Silene rubella is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. In Italy the species goes by the common name silene rosseggiante.[1]

Silene rubella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. rubella
Binomial name
Silene rubella
L.
Synonyms
  • Oncerum rubellum (L.) Dulac
  • Silene armeria Asso
  • Silene babylonica Boiss. & Noë
  • Silene crispa Poir.
  • Silene erigens Willd. ex Rohrb.
  • Silene glutinosa Dufour ex Cambess.
  • Silene inaperta DC.
  • Silene pseudolinum Ramond ex DC.
  • Silene undulata Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange

The plant live along dry-farmed fields. The flowers have red petals and the calyx is also reddish.[2]

The species is native to Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and in countries that used to made up Yugoslavia. It is also native to Western Sahara.[3] In Egypt among winter weeds this species is rare.[4]

References
  1. "Silene rubella L. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. "Silene rubella L. subsp. segetalis (Dufour) Nyman". Herbari Virtual del Mediterrani Occidental. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  3. "Silene rubella L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. Zahran, M. A.; Willis, A. J. (2008-11-23). The Vegetation of Egypt. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-1-4020-8756-1.


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