Silene keiskei

Silene keiskei is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is native to Japan (Honshu). It grows in temperate climates^[1] and in the high mountains.^[2]

Silene keiskei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. keiskei
Binomial name
Silene keiskei Miq.
Synonyms
Melandrium keiskei (Miq.) Ohwi Silene keiskei f. albescens (Takeda)

The species was first described and the name by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel but in 1936 it was reclassified by Jisaburo Ohwi. Plants in this species can grow up to 10 to 30 cm.^[3]

Subspecies

subspecies include:^[4]

• Silene keiskei f. albescens
• Silene keiskei var. minor
• Silene keiskei f. procumbens