Silene rubella is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
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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. rubella
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| Silene rubella L.
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The plant live along dry-farmed fields. The flowers have red petals and the calyx is also reddish.[1]
The species is native to Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and in countries that used to made up Yugoslavia. It is also native to Western Sahara.[2] In Egypt among winter weeds this species is rare.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Silene rubella L. subsp. segetalis (Dufour) Nyman". Herbari Virtual del Mediterrani Occidental. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Silene rubella L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Zahran, M. A.; Willis, A. J. (2008-11-23). The Vegetation of Egypt. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-1-4020-8756-1.
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