Silene samojedorum is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[4][6]

Silene samojedorum
Flowers of Silene samojedorum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. samojedorum
Binomial name
Silene samojedorum
Synonyms[2][3][4][5]
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    • Lychnis yunnanensis
    • Baker f. Agrostemma sibirica
    • (L.) G.Don Coronaria sibirica
    • (L.) Graebn Lychnis samojedorum
    • (Sambuk) Gorschk Lychnis sibirica
    • L. Lychnis sibirica subsp. samojedorum
    • Sambuk Lychnis yunnanensis
    • Baker f. Melandrium sibiricum
    • (L.) A.Braun 'Silene linnaeana
    • Vorosch.

Distribution

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This species is present in Russia, Western Siberia, Central Siberia and Russian Far East.[4][7][8]

Description

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Silene samojedorum is a perennial herbaceous plant with showy pink flowers. It can reach a height of about 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in). The flowering time lasts from late spring to late summer.[9]

Bibliography

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  • Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2001. Flora of China (Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae). 6: 1–512. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1–301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1–581. Cambridge University Press.

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