Silene L. belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene
Authorship
L.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Spain, Andalusia, Granada
36.844722, 3.367222
Location Remarks
On A7209 about 5 km from junction with A348, south of Orgiva.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
China, Sichuan, Kangding Xian.
30.185833, 101.745556
Location Remarks
Northwest of the city of Kangding; Zheduo Shan mountain range on road north of Kangding Airport toward Yala Xiang. Boulder fields and ledges, shrub thickets of dwarf (< 0.5 m tall) Rhododendron and meadow-like areas interspersed between thickets, boulders and rock outcrops. 4410-4420 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Among shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron in meadow-like patches. Forming small cushions.