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Species of plant in the genus Silene

Silene otites
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species: S. otites
Binomial name
Silene otites
(L.) Wibel
Synonyms
List
    • Cucubalus dioicus Gilib.
    • Cucubalus hermaphroditus Gilib.
    • Cucubalus otites L.
    • Cucubalus parviflorus Lam.
    • Diplogama otites (L.) Opiz
    • Lychnis otites (L.) Scop.
    • Otites cuneifolius Raf.
    • Otites cuneifolius subsp. arenarius (Podp.) Holub
    • Otites trichocalycinus (Boiss.) Holub
    • Silene effusa Otth
    • Silene otitis St.-Lag.
    • Silene pedicellata Boiss.
    • Silene trichocalycina (Boiss.) Bornm.
    • Viscago otites (L.) Hornem.
    • Viscago polygama Stokes

Silene otites, called Spanish catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, native to Europe and the Transcaucasus area, and introduced to Xinjiang in China. It varies its floral odors to attract mosquitoes and moths at night and flies and bees by day. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:

  • Silene otites subsp. hungarica Wrigley
  • Silene otites subsp. otites

References

  1. Prim. Fl. Werth.: 241 (1799)
  2. ^ "Silene otites (L.) Wibel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. Dötterl, Stefan; Jahreiß, Katrin; Jhumur, Umma Salma; Jürgens, Andreas (2012). "Temporal variation of flower scent in Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae): A species with a mixed pollination system". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (3): 447–460. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01239.x.
  4. Lauterbach, Daniel; Burkart, Michael; Gemeinholzer, Birgit (2012). "Rapid genetic differentiation between ex situ and their in situ source populations: An example of the endangered Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 168: 64–75. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01185.x.
Taxon identifiers
Silene otites
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