Silene
Also known as silenes, catchfly, catchflies, campion, campions
Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many Silene species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.
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Silene is a large group of flowering plants with nearly 900 species, making it the biggest genus in its plant family. These plants, commonly called campions or catchflies, are found throughout the world with especially high numbers in the northern hemisphere.
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Species
campions
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest
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Research
1,159 papers- Silene latifolia: the classical model to study heteromorphic sex chromosomes.ReviewCytogenetic and genome research · 2010Kejnovsky E, Vyskot BDOI: 10.1159/000314285
- Silene, a versatile model system: from sex and genome evolution to ecology and speciation.
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Scientific history
- Taxonomy
- Sexual systems
- Etymology
- Species
- Ecology
- Uses
- Fossil record
- References
Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many Silene species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.
==Scientific history==