Silene miqueliana




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
Scientific name Silene miqueliana (Rohrbach) H. Ohashi & H. Nakai
Synonyms Lychnis miqueliana Rohrbach
Common name (Japanese common name) fushiguro-senno (フシグロセンノウ, 節黒仙翁 [meaning: black knotted senno (senno = flower found at Sennoji Temple)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Caryophyllaceae
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 50-100cm tall. Leaves 5-14cm long. Flowers scarlet corollas 4.5-6cm, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants.
Note Native to Japan.



October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden