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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. diclinis
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Binomial name | |
Silene diclinis (Lag.) M.Laínz
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It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. It forms a clade with several other species that are dioecious.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.