Silene acutifolia
Silene acutifolia is a species of herb native to northwest Spain as well as central and northern Portugal.[1] The species is polycarpic[2] and usually grows in rocky environments.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. acutifolia |
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Silene melandrioides Lange | |
Description
The flowers are purplish-pink and hypogynous.[4] They are also hermaphroditic and protandrous, however, the temporal separation between the male or female stages is incomplete making self-pollination possible.[3] One study from 2002 suggested this might indicate that the species emerged recently in the genus.[4]
References
- "Silene acutifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- BUIDE, MARÍA LUISA (2006). "Pollination Ecology of Silene acutifolia (Caryophyllaceae): Floral Traits Variation and Pollinator Attraction". Annals of Botany. 97 (2): 289–297. doi:10.1093/aob/mcj032. ISSN 0305-7364. JSTOR 42796046. PMC 2803363. PMID 16344265.
- Buide, Mª Luisa (April 2008). "Disentangling the causes of intrainflorescence variation in floral traits and fecundity in the hermaphrodite Silene acutifolia". American Journal of Botany. 95 (4): 490–497. doi:10.3732/ajb.95.4.490. PMID 21632374.
- BUIDE, M. L.; GUITIÁN, J. (2002-12-01). "Breeding System in the Dichogamous Hermaphrodite Silene acutifolia (Caryophyllaceae)". Annals of Botany. 90 (6): 691–699. doi:10.1093/aob/mcf251. ISSN 0305-7364. PMC 4240362. PMID 12451024.
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