Silene laevigata explained

Silene laevigata, the Troödos catchfly, is glaucous, erect or decumbent annual plant. It grows 6cm-27cmcm (02inches-11inchescm) high with glabrous stems and small leaves. It has pink flowers, and the petals bifid 9mm10mm long. It flowers in March–June.^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

Pine forest, roadsides and garrigue on dry igneous mountainsides at 650m-1950mm (2,130feet-6,400feetm) altitude.

Distribution

Endemic to Cyprus, locally common on the Troödos range.

References

• Flora of Cyprus Volume 1, Robert Desmond Meikle, Bentham-Moxon Trust, The Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1977,

External links

• Web site: Flower Gallery :: Caryophyllaceae :: 722_40. stridvall.se. 2014-09-05.
• Web site: Silene laevigata Sm. — The Plant List. theplantlist.org. 2014-09-05.

Notes and References

1. Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993,
2. Wild flowers of Cyprus, George Sfikas, Efstathiadis Group S.A. 1993 Anixi, Attikis, Greece.