Caryophyllaceae |
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Silene laxa BOISS. ET KOTSCHY |
Silene L. |
S. laxa Boiss. & Kotschy in Boiss., Fl. Or. 1: 638 (1867). Figure 4, p. 187. Glaucous, glabrous perennial. Stems erect, viscid above, 70-100 cm. Basal leaves small, soon withering. Median cauline leaves up to 2(-2.5) x longer than broad, ovate to elliptic, cordate at the base, acute, more than 10 mm broad. Inflorescence racemose or paniculate, lax. Calyx 12-23 mm. Petals white to khaki, the limb bipartite into oblong-obovate lobes. Anthophore 6-9.5 mm. Capsule 13-17 x 5-6 mm, somewhat exserted from the calyx. Fl. 7-8. Open stony slopes, 1000-3100 m. Type: [Turkey B8 Bingöl] in saxosis praeruptis ad radicem australes montis Bingoel Dagh prope Goschkar Armeniae, Kotschy 376. B6 Seyhan: 2 km from Saimbeyli, 1010 m, Hub.-Mor. 10723! B7 Tunceli: gorge between Pülümür and Tunceli, 1300 m, D. 30938! B8 Muş: Bulanık to Muş, 20 km from Liz, 1700 m, Hub.-Mor. 11173! Erzurum: nr. Pasinler, Yagana, Sapozhnikov & Schischkin! B9 Bitlis: Süphan Da., above Adilcevaz, 3100 m, D. 24703! Van: Erek Da., 2500 m, D. 22923! C9 Hakkari: Cilo Da., 2600 m, D. 24268! N. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. |