Silene diclinis

Silene diclinis is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitat is pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Silene diclinis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. diclinis
Binomial name
Silene diclinis
(Lag.) M.Laínz

It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. It forms a clade with several other species that are dioecious.[2]

References

  1. Montesinos, D.; Güemes, J. (2006). "Silene diclinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61640A12531397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61640A12531397.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Muyle, Aline; Martin, Hélène; Zemp, Niklaus; Mollion, Maéva; Gallina, Sophie; Tavares, Raquel; Silva, Alexandre; Bataillon, Thomas; Widmer, Alex; Glémin, Sylvain; Touzet, Pascal; Marais, Gabriel A B. (2021). "Dioecy is Associated with High Genetic Diversity and Adaptation Rates in the Plant Genus Silene". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38 (3): 805–818. doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa229. PMC 7947750. PMID 32926156.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.