Silene--Spain. Gran.Prov. 8 km S Jct. Albondon-Albunol, C333. 15 Apr 04. 024.jpg
Native to 221 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Ascension, Bermuda, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Prince Edward I., Réunion, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#231,806 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
17%
