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Silene sedoides (Hairy Catchfly) |
Silene sedoides (CARYOPHYLLACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Silene sedoidesPoiret
Published in Voy. Barb. 2: 164 (1789) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Caryophyllaceae
Juss. (The Pink or Carnation Family)
39 species from the Caryophyllaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Hairy Catchfly | Maltese name(s) : | Lsien l-għasfur irqiq | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-May | Colour of Flowers: | Pink |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Stems 5-20(-30) cm, usually much-branched, erect, slender, densely pubescent with patent hairs. Inflorescence profusely and divaricately branched, the branches forming raceme-like monochasial cymes; pedicels mostly 1-2 times as long as calyx, patent in fruit. Calyx 6-8(-9) x 2-3(-3.5) mm, oblong-clavate in fruit, shortly and stiffly pubescent, greenish, rarely reddish; teeth ovate, obtuse or subacute. Petal-limb short, reddish or whitish. Capsule 5-6 mm; carpophore 1.5-2 mm. Seeds 0.3-0.5 mm, reniform; faces slightly concave, striate; back wide, obtusely grooved. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=24 |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region, mainly in the east |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Albania, the Balaeric Islands, Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? AE(G) Ag Al Bl(M N) -Co Cr Ct Cy Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) IJ It Li LS Sa Si(M S) Tn Tu(A) |
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