Family |
Caryophyllaceae
Silene microsperma subsp. microsperma
Fenzl
Silene microsperma Fenzl subsp. microsperma
≡ Silene kotschyi Boiss. (name used by Mouterde, Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 1, p. 496, Pl. CLXIX nº 1; 1966)
(First published in Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 9; 1842)
Description
Life-form & habit: Perennial, rigid, branched, 20–60 cm; stems pubescent or glandular.
Leaves: Linear, somewhat involute; lower leaves oblong to oblanceolate, upper narrower, sessile.
Inflorescence & flowers: Cymes loose. Calyx tubular, 10–15 mm, pubescent, papillo-hispid, 10–20-nerved. Petals whitish to pink, bifid, limb shorter than tube.
Fruit: Capsule ovate, not constricted, opening with 6 teeth; seeds minute, finely rugose.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowers May–August.
Habitat & elevation: Rocky and steppe habitats, montane to submontane zones.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Nahr el-Kelb, Beirut, Khaldé, Yahchouche, Kamed el-Loz, Baalbeck, Ras Baalbeck.
Syrian distribution: Latakia, Damascus, Aleppo, Hermon, Jabal ‘Abd el-‘Aziz.
Native range: Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Türkey. (POWO/WCVP)