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    Silene suecica  (LODD.) GREUTER & BURDET    
 

Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.  

Synon.:  Lychnis alpina  L.

Genus:  Silene  L.,  Lychnis  L.
 

Authors:
   LODD.:  Conrad Loddiges (1738 - 1826), German gardener
   GREUTER:  Werner Rodolfo Greuter (1938 - ), Swiss botanist
   BURDET:  Hervé Maurice Burdet (1939 - ), Swiss botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Silene:   Silen, Greek legendary figure
   suecica:   from Sweden
   Lychnis:   Roman plant name, from 'shiny'
   alpina:   from the Alps
 

Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly, F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Fig. 1:  Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly
F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly, F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Fig. 2:  Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly
F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly, F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Fig. 3:  Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly
F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly, F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Fig. 4:  Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly
F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly, F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Fig. 5:  Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly
F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly, F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008
Fig. 6:  Silene suecica / Alpine Catchfly
F Pyrenees, Puymorens 26.6.2008

 


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