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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. keiskei
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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
editsubspecies include:[4]
- Silene keiskei f. albescens
- Silene keiskei var. minor
- Silene keiskei f. procumbens
References
edit- ^ "Silene keiskei Miq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Nōkai, Dai Nihon (1895). Useful Plants of Japan Described and Illustrated. Agricultural Society of Japan. p. 181.
- ^ "Hortipedia - Melandrium keiskei". en.hortipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2014 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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