Silene uniflora is a herbaceous perennial plant, similar in appearance to the bladder campion (Silene vulgaris) but with flowers generally solitary. It is generally prostrate, mat-forming. The leaves are linear, grey-green glabrous and glaucous in opposite and decussate pairs, the flowers white with five deeply notched petals, the 5 sepals fused and inflated to form a bladder.[1]: 472 [2]: 32
DistributionEdit
Silene uniflora is a maritime species, almost confined to Iceland, the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of western Europe up to the Kola Peninsula in European Russia, and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores.[4][5] In Britain it also occurs rarely in the mountains.[1][2] It has been introduced to Argentina and New Zealand.[5]
SubspeciesEdit
The sea campion has five known subspecies, these are:[5]
S. uniflora subsp. cratericola (Franco) Franco: Native to Mount Pico, Azores
S. uniflora subsp. islandica (Á. Löve & D. Löve): Native to Iceland
S. uniflora subsp. petraea (C. Hartm.) Jonsell & H. C. Prent.
S. uniflora subsp. thorei (Dufour) Jalas: Native to Southwest France (extinct in Spain)
^ abcStace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN9780521707725.
^ abcBlamey, M.; Fitter, R.; Fitter, A (2003). Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora. London: A & C Black. ISBN978-1408179505.
silene, uniflora, species, flowering, plant, family, caryophyllaceae, known, common, name, campion, campion, icelandscientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsorder, caryophyllalesfamily, caryophyllaceaegenus. Silene uniflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name sea campion 1 2 3 Silene unifloraSea Campion Silene uniflora in IcelandScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder CaryophyllalesFamily CaryophyllaceaeGenus SileneSpecies S unifloraBinomial nameSilene unifloraRothSynonymsSilene maritima With Silene vulgaris ssp maritima With A Love amp D Love Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Subspecies 4 ReferencesDescription EditSilene uniflora is a herbaceous perennial plant similar in appearance to the bladder campion Silene vulgaris but with flowers generally solitary It is generally prostrate mat forming The leaves are linear grey green glabrous and glaucous in opposite and decussate pairs the flowers white with five deeply notched petals the 5 sepals fused and inflated to form a bladder 1 472 2 32 Distribution EditSilene uniflora is a maritime species almost confined to Iceland the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of western Europe up to the Kola Peninsula in European Russia and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores 4 5 In Britain it also occurs rarely in the mountains 1 2 It has been introduced to Argentina and New Zealand 5 Subspecies EditThe sea campion has five known subspecies these are 5 S uniflora subsp cratericola Franco Franco Native to Mount Pico Azores S uniflora subsp islandica A Love amp D Love Native to Iceland S uniflora subsp petraea C Hartm Jonsell amp H C Prent S uniflora subsp thorei Dufour Jalas Native to Southwest France extinct in Spain S uniflora subsp uniflora Atlantic Europe the Azores Madeira extinct in the Savage IslandsReferences Edit a b c Stace C A 2010 New Flora of the British Isles Third ed Cambridge U K Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521707725 a b c Blamey M Fitter R Fitter A 2003 Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora London A amp C Black ISBN 978 1408179505 Encyclopedia of Life Details of Sea Campion Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved 2013 07 22 Den virtuella floran Strandglim Silene uniflora Roth Retrieved 7 March 2017 a b c Silene uniflora PDF p 397 Retrieved 2 September 2021 nbsp This Caryophyllaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silene uniflora amp oldid 1094466003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
