Silene paradoxa
Near Valréas, France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. paradoxa
Binomial name
Silene paradoxa
Synonyms[1]

Viscago paradoxa (L.) Fourr.

Silene paradoxa, the Dover catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to southeastern France, Corsica, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece.[1][2] It can grow on serpentine soils and copper mine tailings.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Silene paradoxa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. "Silene paradoxa Dover catchfly". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. Gonnelli, Cristina; Galardi, Francesca; Gabbrielli, Roberto (2001). "Nickel and copper tolerance and toxicity in three Tuscan populations of Silene paradoxa". Physiologia Plantarum. 113 (4): 507–514. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.2001.1130409.x. hdl:2158/252789.


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