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Taxon

Silene nutans L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 417. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All1subsp. nutans1
Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (783).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (783).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (773).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (773).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (770).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (770).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (771).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (771).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (788).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (788).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (780).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (780).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (774).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (774).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (776).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (776).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (777).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (777).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (786).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (786).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (781).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (781).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (782).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (782).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (779).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (779).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (785).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (785).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (775).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (775).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (789).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (789).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (787).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (787).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (778).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (778).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (784).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (784).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene nutans subsp. nutans,  Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (772).JPG

Silene nutans subsp. nutans, Davidson, C 13266--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (772).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Silene

Species

nutans

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

subsp. nutans

Occurrences

Davidson C., et al. 13266

July 2, 2016

Identified as

Silene nutans subsp. nutans

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms (Oberwald)

46.537611, 8.356306

Location Remarks

Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Alpine meadow on a gentle slope with boggy areas.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#287,300 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →