Rank Species | ||
Similar Silene caucasica, Silene diclinis, Silene hicesiae, Silene douglasii, Silene hookeri | ||
Silene laevigata, the Troödos catchfly is glaucous, erect or decumbent annual 6–27 cm high with glabrous stems and leaves, small. Pink flowers, petals bifid 9–10 mm long, flowers in March–June.
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Habitat
Pine forest, roadsides and garrigue on dry igneous mountainsides at 650–1950 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, locally common on the Troödos range.
References
Silene laevigata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA