Silene firma




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
Scientific name Silene firma Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms Melandrium apricum (Turczaninow) Rohrbach var. firmum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Rohrbach; Melandrium apricum (Turczaninow) Rohrbach var. firmum f. pubescens Makino; Melandrium firmum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Rohrbach; Silene aprica Turczaninow var. firma (Siebold & Zuccarini) F. N. Williams; Silene epilosa W. W. Smith
Common name (Japanese common name) fushi-guro (フシグロ, 節黒 [meaning: dark joint])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan
Habitat Field
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Plants 40-80cm tall. Leaves 4-7cm long. Flowers white ca. 4-5mm across, calyx tubes 0.7-1cm long, flowering in June to October. Winter annual plants.
Reference Silene firma Siebold & Zucc.
Silene firma Siebold & Zuccarini
Note Flora of China has described that Silene firma Siebold & Zuccarini forma pubescens (Makino) Ohwi & Ohashi (syn. Melandrium firmum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Rohrbach forma pubescens (Makino) Makino; Melandrium firmum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Rohrbach var. pubescens (Makino) Y. Z. Zhao; Silene firma Siebold & Zuccarini var. pubescens (Makino) S. Y. He) is a synonym of Silene firma Siebold & Zuccarini (var. firma).



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