Silene thymifolia

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Common name

Scientific name

Silene thymifolia Sm.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria. "Endangered" in Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria^[1]. On this picture is shown a plant of Silene thymifolia crushed by ATV (all-terrain vehicle).

Description and identification

Perennial herbaceous plant. Stems up to 30 cm high, procumbent or ascending, densely appressed pubescent. Leaves opposite, obovate or ovate-lanceolate, up to 1.5 cm long and 0.8 cm wide, entirely or only on the edge pubescent. Inflorescence terminal dichasium. Calyx 5-merous, 12–15 mm long, with dense, simple and glandular hairs and 10 parallel veins. Petals white, deeply bifid, ca 1.5 cm long. Fruit elongate-ovoid or ellipsoid capsule with curved backwards teeth. Reproduction by seeds. Flowering June - August^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: The Black Sea coast and North-Eastern Bulgaria^[3].

General distribution

The Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, Russia, Romania and Turkey^[4].

References

[1] Boris Assyov & Cvetomir M. Denchev. 2015. In: Peev, D. et al. (Eds.) 2015. Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1. Plants and Fungi. BAS & MoEW, Sofia.

[2] Boris Assyov & Cvetomir M. Denchev. 2015. In: Peev, D. et al. (Eds.) 2015. Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1. Plants and Fungi. BAS & MoEW, Sofia.

[3] Boris Assyov & Cvetomir M. Denchev. 2015. In: Peev, D. et al. (Eds.) 2015. Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1. Plants and Fungi. BAS & MoEW, Sofia.

[4] Boris Assyov & Cvetomir M. Denchev. 2015. In: Peev, D. et al. (Eds.) 2015. Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1. Plants and Fungi. BAS & MoEW, Sofia.

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