Silene uniflora

Cliff campion ( Silene uniflora )

The Cliff campion ( Silene uniflora Roth ), also called Einblütiges campion, is a plant of the genus Silene ( Silene ) in the carnation family ( Caryophyllaceae ).

Description

The Cliff Campion is reached centimeters a perennial, herbaceous plant, the growth heights of 10 to 20 ( 40). The plant is lockerrasig and gray-green. The leaves are somewhat fleshy and broadly lanceolate. The flowers have a width of up to 2.5 inches. The cup is over-inflated, twenty annoying, bald and considerably darker netzadrig. The petals are colored columns and know that on some varieties of pink and gefülltblütige petals occur.

The flowering period extends from June to August. The chromosome number is 2n = 24

System

In Europe, two subspecies are distinguished:

  • Subsp. thorei ( Duf. ) Jalas ( syn. Silene thorei Dufour ), which is found in northern Spain and western France and wide - elliptical leaves has not or barely blue green
  • Subsp. uniflora, which occurs in the remaining distribution area and blue-green linear- lanceolate leaves has

Occurrence

The Cliff Campion comes to the coasts of western Europe from the Azores and Spain to Murmansk and North Africa on beach rocks off. The northern Baltic Sea coast is populated. On the densest distribution is but in Iceland, where the species occurs on the entire island.

Nomenclature

The oldest and therefore valid scientific name is Silene uniflora Roth from 1794. Younger Silene maritima With synonyms. 1796 and behenic vulgaris Moench in 1794. Even older is the name Cucubalus alpinus Lam. However, 1786. This can not be combined to Silene alpina ( Lam.) Thomas in 1847, for the name Silene alpina was already used in 1776 by ​​Pallas for a different type. Other synonyms are Behen alpinus ( Lam ) Gusuleac, Behenanthe uniflora ( Roth) Ikonn. , Oberna alpina ( Lam.) Ikonn. and Oberna uniflora ( Roth) Ikonn.

Use

The Cliff Campion is used widely as an ornamental plant in rebates.

Documents

  • Eckhart J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller, K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.
  • Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen: Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe. Volume 7, page 60-61. Helsinki 1986. ISBN 951-9108-06-8
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