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A type of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silene flavescens is a species of flowering plant part of the genus Silene, family Caryophyllaceae.[2] It is native to the Balkan Peninsula and Hungary.[1] It is an herbaceous species belonging to the tribe Sileneae.
Silene flavescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. flavescens |
Binomial name | |
Silene flavescens | |
Subspecies[1] | |
4; see text |
They can be found in the serpentine areas of the Rhodope Mountains. They are native to Mt Orvilos on the southern Green flank of the mountain. It also appears on the Bulgarian side of Mt Slavjanka. The stub has been collected in northern most Greece since 1977. Their flowering period is from mid-April to early May. Petal limb ranges from 3 to 6 millimeters. The length of the anthophore is between 1 and 2 millimeters. The plant lacks glandular hairs and the stamens are included.
Four species are accepted.[1]
Mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes are inherited maternally.
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