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Silene fruticosa (Woody Catchfly) |
Silene fruticosa (CARYOPHYLLACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Silene fruticosaL.
Published in Sp. Pl. 417 (1753) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Caryophyllaceae
Juss. (The Pink or Carnation Family)
39 species from the Caryophyllaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Woody Catchfly, Shrubby Campion | Maltese name(s) : | Lsien l-Għasfur tal-Blat | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: CHAMEOPHYTE (dwarf or small shrubs)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Pink | Remarks : | A very rare plant found in few sites along the Western coast of Gozo. |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Robust perennial up to 50 cm, almost completely glabrous. Lower leaves obovate or narrowly spathulate, the upper lanceolate; all glabrous and shining above, ciliate. Inflorescence dense; flowers large, erect, on short peduncles. Calyx c. 25 mm, with patent glandular hairs; teeth acute. Petals pink or red, shallowly bifid; coronal scales obvious, acute, sometimes laciniate. Capsule c. 15 mm, ovoid, beaked, equalling or longer than carpophore. Seeds 1.5-2 mm. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=24 |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region (Sicilia to Karpathos) very local |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Crete, Greece, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? AE Cr Cy Eg Gr ?It Li Si(M S) |
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