| Caryophyllaceae |
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Silene ampullata BOISS. |
Silene L. |
| S. ampullata Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(1): 26 (1843). Figure 5, p. 189. Perennial, the sterile shoots forming loose tufts. Leaves of the sterile shoots linear-lanceolate, crowded. Leaves of flowering shoots distant, broader than the sterile shoot leaves. Inflorescence narrow, racemose. Flowers sometimes unisexual. Calyx 4-5 mm in early flower, quickly becoming inflated and bladder-like, reaching 12 mm long and broad in fruit. Petals whitish, the limb bifid into linear lobes. Capsule 3-4.5 x 2.5-3 mm, included in the calyx. Fl. 5-6. Open places, rocky slopes, 1300-2500 m. Type: [Turkey] in Cappadocia orientali, Aucher 491. B6 Maraş: Göksun to Elbistan, 1400 m, Stn. & Hend. 5586! 1280 m, Hub.-Mor. 12430! B7 Elaziğ: Maden, 1300 m, D. 28897! B8 Erzurum: Tercan to Aşkale, 32 km E of Tercan, 1790 m, Hub.-Mor. 11022! B10 Ağri: d. Doğubayazit, Klich Geduk, Schischkin! C6 Gaziantep: Kurd Da., 1300-1700 m, Haradj. 1171. N.W. & W. Iran, Syrian Desert, N. Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element. Sect. Succulentae Boiss. Prostrate annuals or perennials, mostly succulent. Calyx hairy. Petals divided. |