Silene csereii Baumg.
biennial campion (Balkan catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
biennial campion (Balkan catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Biennial or short-lived perennial herb from a taproot; stems erect, several, branched, usually glabrous and more or less glaucous, 20-80 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves opposite, oblanceolate to broadly lanceolate, stalkless, 5-10 cm long, glaucous; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of numerous flowers borne in whorls around the stem; petals 5, white, deeply 2-cleft at the tip, stalklike at the bases; sepals 5, united, forming a tube 8-12 mm long, pinkish, somewhat inflated and egg-shaped, obscurely net-veined above the middle.
Fruits:
Capsules 10-14 mm long; seeds 1-1.5 mm long, conspicuously pimply.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Silene csereii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1072 | 850 | 1295 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
22 | 0 | 44 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
234 | 235 | 235 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 3 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBPS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
PP(1), SBPS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry roadsides and waste places in the steppe and montane zones; rare in S BC, also known from Prince George; introduced from Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Silene cserei Baumg.