Silene samojedorum

Silene samojedorum is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.^[4][6]

Silene samojedorum
Flowers of Silene samojedorum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. samojedorum
Binomial name
Silene samojedorum (Sambuk) Oxelman[1]
Synonyms[2][3][4][5]
List Lychnis yunnanensis Baker f. Agrostemma sibirica (L.) G.Don Coronaria sibirica (L.) Graebn Lychnis samojedorum (Sambuk) Gorschk Lychnis sibirica L. Lychnis sibirica subsp. samojedorum Sambuk Lychnis yunnanensis Baker f. Melandrium sibiricum (L.) A.Braun 'Silene linnaeana Vorosch.

Distribution

This species is present in Russia, Western Siberia, Central Siberia and Russian Far East.^[4][7][8]

Description

Silene samojedorum is a perennial herbaceous plant with showy pink flowers. It can reach a height of about 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in). The flowering time lasts from late spring to late summer.^[9]

Bibliography

• Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2001. Flora of China (Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae). 6: 1–512. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis
• Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1–301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
• Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1–581. Cambridge University Press.