Silene apetala is a plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, first described in by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.[1][2]
| Silene apetala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. apetala |
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| Silene apetala | |
This species is native in countries from the Mediterranean to Northern Somalia and to Pakistan.[3] It is listed as an invasive species in Australia,[4] where it is commonly found in the drier parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria,[5] and also in France.[4]
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edit- ↑ "Silene apetala". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ Willdenow, C.L. (1799), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 2(1): 703
- ↑ "Silene apetala Willd". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Silene apetala Willd". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ Laurie G. Adams. "Silene apetala". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 15 September 2024.