Determined according to the keys provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitatat: Grasslands, pastures, shrubland, clearings and edges of forests.
Flowering period: Spring-early summer: MAY, JUN.
Silene otites – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – female inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – female flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – female flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – capsules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – capsules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – capsules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – lower part of plant – stem with lower cauline leaves and basal leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – basal leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – basal leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – abaxial side of cauline leaf and stem. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – adaxial side of basal leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – abaxial side of basal leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – habit in habitat. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – habit in habitat. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male flowers. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – male inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Silene otites – female inflorescence with capsules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – female inflorescence with capsules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – capsules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – plant base- basal leaves and lower part of stems with lower cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene otites – plant base- basal leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Silene L. Chater, A. O. and Walters, S. M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 158 -181.
Silene L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 302 – 346.
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