Silene amoena

Silene amoena
	Close-up of flowers
	Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. amoena
Binomial name
	Silene amoena; L.
Synonyms
	List Cucubalus dauricus Pall. ex Bunge; Cucubalus sibiricus Willd. ex Walp.; Cucubalus staticifolius Poir.; Silene amoena subsp. igoschinae Tzvelev; Silene baicalensis Turcz.; Silene graminifolia var. subglabra Regel & Tiling; Silene graminifolia lusus subglabra Regel; Silene graminifolia lusus tenuis (Willd.) Regel; Silene graminifolia var. tenuis (Willd.) Regel & Tiling; Silene graminifolia f. tenuis (Willd.) Regel; Silene jenisea var. latifolia Turcz.; Silene jeniseensis f. latifolia (Turcz.) Schischk.; Silene jeniseensis var. latifolia (Turcz.) Y.Z.Zhao; Silene repens Boiss.; Silene sajanensis Less. ex Ledeb.; Silene tenuifolia Otth; Silene tenuis Willd.; Silene viscaginoides Hornem.; ;

Silene amoena is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to European Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, the western Himalayas, and Mongolia.^[1] A perennial, it is typically found in the subalpine or subarctic biomes.^[1] It has been characterized as either a diploid or a tetraploid and is a far eastern representative of section Auriculatae.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Silene amoena L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ Petri, Anna; Pfeil, Bernard E.; Oxelman, Bengt (2013). "Introgressive Hybridization between Anciently Diverged Lineages of Silene (Caryophyllaceae)". PLOS ONE. 8 (7): e67729. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...867729P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067729. PMC 3704521. PMID 23861793.

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[POWO_156793-1-1] "Silene amoena L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[2] Petri, Anna; Pfeil, Bernard E.; Oxelman, Bengt (2013). "Introgressive Hybridization between Anciently Diverged Lineages of Silene (Caryophyllaceae)". PLOS ONE. 8 (7): e67729. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...867729P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067729. PMC 3704521. PMID 23861793.

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Silene amoena

Close-up of flowers

Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. amoena
Binomial name
*Silene amoena* L.
Synonyms^[1]
List Cucubalus dauricus Pall. ex Bunge Cucubalus sibiricus Willd. ex Walp. Cucubalus staticifolius Poir. Silene amoena subsp. igoschinae Tzvelev Silene baicalensis Turcz. Silene graminifolia var. subglabra Regel & Tiling Silene graminifolia lusus subglabra Regel Silene graminifolia lusus tenuis (Willd.) Regel Silene graminifolia var. tenuis (Willd.) Regel & Tiling Silene graminifolia f. tenuis (Willd.) Regel Silene jenisea var. latifolia Turcz. Silene jeniseensis f. latifolia (Turcz.) Schischk. Silene jeniseensis var. latifolia (Turcz.) Y.Z.Zhao Silene repens Boiss. Silene sajanensis Less. ex Ledeb. Silene tenuifolia Otth Silene tenuis Willd. Silene viscaginoides Hornem.