Silene flos-jovis | |
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In Osaka, Japan | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. flos-jovis
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Binomial name | |
Silene flos-jovis (
L.) Greuter & Burdet
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Synonyms | |
Lychnis flos-jovis (L.) Desr. |
Silene flos-jovis, the flower-of- Jove, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the central Alps and found at elevations of 1,000–2,400 m (3,281–7,874 ft). [1] [2] [3] It is a mat-forming perennial growing to 20–60 cm (8–24 in) tall and 45 cm (18 in) wide, with hairy grey-green leaves and clusters of notched pink flowers throughout summer. [4]
Under its former name, Lychnis flos-jovis, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] [6]
Silene flos-jovis | |
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In Osaka, Japan | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. flos-jovis
|
Binomial name | |
Silene flos-jovis (
L.) Greuter & Burdet
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Synonyms | |
Lychnis flos-jovis (L.) Desr. |
Silene flos-jovis, the flower-of- Jove, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the central Alps and found at elevations of 1,000–2,400 m (3,281–7,874 ft). [1] [2] [3] It is a mat-forming perennial growing to 20–60 cm (8–24 in) tall and 45 cm (18 in) wide, with hairy grey-green leaves and clusters of notched pink flowers throughout summer. [4]
Under its former name, Lychnis flos-jovis, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] [6]