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Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. furcata (Raf.) V.V.Petrovsky & Elven

Place: Colesdalen

Place: Colesdalen

Place: Sassendalen

Place: Colesdalen

Place: Sassendalen

Life span

Growth form

Leaf

Inflorescence

Flower

Fruit

Reproduction

Comparison

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Distribution

Comments

Literature

Frøplante: Frø av denne arten er lagret i Svalbard globale frøhvelv, og deres spireevne vil bli sjekket med jevne mellomrom. (Alsos et al. In prep).

Scientific name, meaning and origin:

Silene: Named after Silenus, friend of Bacchus. Plantname by Matthias Lobelius, 1576.

involucrata, involucratus: With a shelf (involucres) around the flowers.


furcata, furcatus: Brownish, brown. See all

Silene involucrata ssp. furcata

English name:Artic White Campion
German name:
Norwegian name:Polarjonsokblom
Familiy:Caryophyllaceae

Synonyms:

Silene furcata Rafin ssp. furcata

Scientific data:


Groupe:
Lifeform:Perennial shrub
Worldwide distribution:
Distribution on Svalbard:
Diploid/Polyploid:Diploid
Chromosome number (2n):(48)
Pollination vector:
Main mode of pollination:
Source: Brochmann, C. & Steen, S.W, 1999 - Sex and genes in the flora of Svalbard

All species of the genus Silene: