Silene coronaria (Desr.) Clairv. ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 826 1832. (syn: Agrostemma coronaria L.; Agrostemma flos-jovis Pollich; Agrostemma grandiflora Döll; Coronaria coronaria Huth; Coronaria tomentosa A.Br.; Lychnis coriacea Moench; Lychnis coronaria Desr.; Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv.); Dusty-miller, Mullein-pink, Rose campion;
Caryophyllaceae Week: Silene coronaria from Kashmir: Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv. syn: Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr. Common names: Dusty-miller, Mullein-pink, Rose campion A distinctive species locally common on open slopes in Kashmir, Perennial herb up to 60 cm tall with densely white-hairy stems and leaves; lower nd upper leaves similar, lanceolate, oblong or oblanceolate, 3-10 cm long; flowers crimson, 25-30 mm across on long peduncles; calyx 15-20 mm long, campanulate, white hairy, narrowed towards tip; petals emarginate, with scales at the base of limb; styles 5; capsule included. Photographed from Mohra near Uri on June 24, 2010. References: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?407951 (Different from The Plant List) |
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