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Silene aprica

Meadow Catchfly
Also known as: Elisanthe aprica (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Peschkova +19 more
  • Elisanthe aprica (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Peschkova
  • Elisanthe aprica subsp. daurica Zuev
  • Hedona ischnopetala F.N.Williams
  • Hedona ischnopetala N.H.Williams
  • Lychnis ischnopetala (F.N.Williams) Majumdar
  • Melandrium apricum (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Rohrb.
  • Melandrium apricum subsp. oldhamianum (Miq.) Kitag.
  • Melandrium apricum var. oldhamianum (Miq.) Y.C.Chu
  • Melandrium apricum var. rutoense L.H.Zhou
  • Melandrium oldhamianum (Miq.) Rohrb.
  • Melandrium oldhamianum f. album (Nakai) Kitag.
  • Melandrium taquetii (H.Lév.) Nakai
  • Melandrium taquetii subsp. album Nakai
  • Melandrium taquetii var. album Nakai
  • Neoussuria aprica (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Tzvelev
  • Silene aprica subsp. aprica
  • Silene aprica subsp. oldhamiana (Miq.) C.Y.Wu
  • Silene aprica subsp. oldhamiana (Miq.) C.Y.Wu ex C.L.Tang
  • Silene aprica Turcz.
  • Silene aprica var. aprica
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.

Found natively in Temperate Asia, Silene aprica (commonly known as Meadow catchfly) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Qinghai, Taiwan, Tibet, Tuva, Xinjiang

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Sakhalin

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