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Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.  

Synon.:  Silene vulgaris  (MOENCH) GARCKE  subsp. maritima  (WITH.) A.LÖVE & D.LÖVE

Genus:  Silene  L.
 

Authors:
   ROTH:  Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757 - 1834), physician and botanist from Bremen (Northern Germany)
   MOENCH:  Conrad Moench (1744 - 1805), chemist and botanist from Marburg (Germany)
   GARCKE:  Christian August Friedrich Garcke (1819 - 1904), German botanist
   WITH.:  William Withering (1741 - 1799), British physician and botanist
   A.LÖVE:  Áskell Löve (1916 - 1994), Icelandic botanist
   D.LÖVE:  Doris Benta Maria Löve (1918 - 2000), Swedish botanist, wife of Áskell Löve
   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
   uniflora:   one-flowered
   vulgaris:   common
   maritima:   from the sea
 

Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, IRL Doolin 8.8.2005
Fig. 1:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
IRL Doolin 8.8.2005
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, IRL island Skellig Michael 15.8.2005
Fig. 2:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
IRL island Skellig Michael 15.8.2005
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, GB Tintagel 10.7.1997
Fig. 3:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
GB Tintagel 10.7.1997
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, GB Tintagel 10.7.1997
Fig. 4:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
GB Tintagel 10.7.1997
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Fig. 5:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Fig. 6:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Fig. 7:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Fig. 8:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Kullaberg 13.8.2009
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Orust 7.8.2010
Fig. 9:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Orust 7.8.2010
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Orust 7.8.2010
Fig. 10:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Orust 7.8.2010
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, S Orust 7.8.2010
Fig. 11:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
S Orust 7.8.2010
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, E Asturia Ribadesella 10.8.2012
Fig. 12:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
E Asturia Ribadesella 10.8.2012
Silene uniflora / Sea Campion, E Asturia Ribadesella 10.8.2012
Fig. 13:  Silene uniflora / Sea Campion
E Asturia Ribadesella 10.8.2012

 


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