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Silene waldsteinii

Waldstein's Campion

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Common name

Waldstein's Campion

Scientific name

Silene waldsteinii Griseb.

Conservation status and threats

Not protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Perennial plant.

Height 15-45 cm.

The leaves are linear-filiform.

The calyx is 16–26 mm long.

Capsule elongated, 8–10 mm long, 3–4 mm wide.

Flowering July-September¹.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Predbalkan (Belogradchik), Western and Central Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains), Znepole region (Konyova Mountain), Vitosha, Western Border Mountains (Osogovo Mountain), Belasitsa, Pirin, Rila, and Western and Central Rhodopes; between 600 to 2350 meters altitude².

General distribution

Map of general distribution³ (in green):

References

1 Йорданов, Д & П. Паунов. 1966. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том ІІІ. София.

2 Йорданов, Д & П. Паунов. 1966. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том ІІІ. София.

3 Silene waldsteinii Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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