Silene littorea explained

Silene littorea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is an annual plant.[1]

The species has the gynodioecy–gynomonoecy sexual system. It is one of the most studied species with this sexual system.[2]

Distribution

The species is native to Morocco, Portugal, Spain.[3] The population of this species has been observed to be declining in Spain.[4] In Spanish, the species goes by the common name papamoscas marino.

Notes and References

  1. Valle. José Carlos Del. Buide. Mª Luisa. Whittall. Justen B.. Valladares. Fernando. Narbona. Eduardo. 2020-06-18. UV radiation increases phenolic compound protection but decreases reproduction in Silene littorea. PLOS ONE. en. 15. 6. e0231611. 10.1371/journal.pone.0231611. 1932-6203. 7302690. 32555603. 2020PLoSO..1531611D. free.
  2. Casimiro-Soriguer. Inés. Buide. Maria L.. Narbona. Eduardo. 2015-01-01. Diversity of sexual systems within different lineages of the genus Silene. AoB Plants. 7. plv037. plv037. 10.1093/aobpla/plv037. 25862920. 2041-2851. 4433491.
  3. Web site: Silene littorea Brot. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-09-24. Plants of the World Online. en.
  4. Book: Frankham. Richard. Introduction to Conservation Genetics. Ballou. Jonathan D.. Briscoe. David Anthony. 2010. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-87847-0. 409. en.

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