Silene viscosa (L.) Pers.

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Carpophora viscosa (L.) Tzvelev; Carpophora viscosa var. kossinskyi Tzvelev; Carpophora viscosa var. krascheninnikovii Tzvelev; Cucubalus dubrensis Mill.; Cucubalus royenii M.Bieb.; Cucubalus viscidus Krock.; Cucubalus viscosus L.; Elisanthe viscosa (L.) Rupr.; Lychnis viscosa (L.) Scop.; Melandrium griffithii (Boiss.) Rohrb.; Silene griffithii Boiss.; Silene royenii Pers.; Silene taurica Fisch. ex Sweet; Viscago glutinosa Baumg.; Viscago viscosa (L.) Moench
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene viscosa (L.) Pers.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Growing on rocks in temperate and alpine Himalayas
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : Europe to Amur and Iran to India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Europe to Amur and Iran to India and Germany
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 82
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Silene viscosa. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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