Silene littorea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is an annual plant.[1]
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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. littorea
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| Silene littorea Brot.
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The species has the gynodioecy–gynomonoecy sexual system. It is one of the most studied species with this sexual system.[2]
Distribution edit
The species is native to Morocco, Portugal, Spain[3] The population of this species has been observed to be declining in Spain.[4] In Spanish, the species goes by the common name papamoscas marino.[5]
References edit
- ^ Valle, José Carlos Del; Buide, Mª Luisa; Whittall, Justen B.; Valladares, Fernando; Narbona, Eduardo (2020-06-18). "UV radiation increases phenolic compound protection but decreases reproduction in Silene littorea". PLOS ONE. 15 (6): e0231611. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1531611D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0231611. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7302690. PMID 32555603.
- ^ Casimiro-Soriguer, Inés; Buide, Maria L.; Narbona, Eduardo (2015-01-01). "Diversity of sexual systems within different lineages of the genus Silene". AoB Plants. 7 (plv037): plv037. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv037. ISSN 2041-2851. PMC 4433491. PMID 25862920.
- ^ "Silene littorea Brot. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ Frankham, Richard; Ballou, Jonathan D.; Briscoe, David Anthony (2010). Introduction to Conservation Genetics. Cambridge University Press. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-521-87847-0.
- ^ "Silene littorea Brot. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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