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Silene L.
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Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
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Herbs or shrublets. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite. Sepals united to form a tubular or dilated calyx which is 5-toothed with 10 principal veins. Flowers unisexual or bisexual. Petals 5, with a long narrow claw and a dilated, 2-fid or simple lamina, often with scales at the base of the lamina. Stamens 10. Styles 3 (in ours). Capsule many-seeded, opening from the apex by 3 or 6 teeth or valves. Seeds numerous.
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Rights holder/Author | Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Flora of Zimbabwe |
Source | http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=573 |
Foodplant / miner
larva of Amauromyza flavifrons mines leaf of Silene
Foodplant / sap sucker
Aphis sambuci sucks sap of live root of Silene
Remarks: season: summer
Foodplant / gall
Brachycolus cucubali causes gall of Silene
Foodplant / gall
larva of Contarinia steini causes gall of flower bud of Silene
Other: sole host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
stalked (often rather long) apothecium of Hymenoscyphus vitellinus is saprobic on dead stem of Silene
Remarks: season: 7-10
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Hypera arator grazes on flower of Silene
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata grazes on leaf of Silene
Other: major host/prey
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Rights holder/Author | BioImages, BioImages - the Virtual Fieldguide (UK) |
Source | http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/Silene.htm |
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Specimen Records:1107
Specimens with Sequences:1347
Specimens with Barcodes:809
Species:222
Species With Barcodes:219
Public Records:947
Public Species:203
Public BINs:0
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1