Silene csereii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =Balkan_Catchfly_iNaturalist.jpg
| genus = Silene
| species = csereii
| image_caption = The Balkan catchfly species of flowering plant
| authority = Baumg.
| synonyms =
- Behen csereii {{small|(Baumg.) Guşul.}}
- Oberna aeoniopsis {{small|(Bornm.) Fedor.}}
- Oberna anatolica {{small|(Melzh. & A.Baytop) Fedor.}}
- Oberna caliacrae {{small|(Jordanov & Panov) Holub}}
- Oberna csereii {{small|(Baumg.) Ikonn.}}
- Oberna schottiana {{small|(Schur) Tzvelev}}
- Silene aeoniopsis {{small|Bornm.}}
- Silene alexeji {{small|Kolak.}}
- Silene anatolica {{small|Melzh. & A.Baytop}}
- Silene caliacrae {{small|Jordanov & Panov}}
- Silene conringiifolia {{small|Andrz.}}
- Silene csereii subsp. aeoniopsis {{small|(Bornm.) Chowdhuri}}
- Silene csereii f. elatior {{small|(Guşul.) Váczy}}
- Silene csereii f. pusilla {{small|(Săvul. & Rayss) Váczy}}
- Silene csereii f. tenella {{small|(Guşul.) Váczy}}
- Silene saponariifolia {{small|Schott ex Ledeb.}}
- Silene schottiana {{small|Schur}}
}}
Silene csereii, the Balkan catchfly, is a species of flowering plant found in countries surrounding the Black Sea and northern Caspian Sea.{{cite web |url=https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/balkan-catchfly |title=Silene csereii (Balkan Catchfly) |author= |date= |website=MinnesotaWildflowers.info |publisher=Minnesota Wildflowers |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208062906/https://minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/balkan-catchfly |url-status=live }} It is also widely introduced to central Europe, Scandinavia, Britain, southern Canada and the northern United States.{{cite POWO |id=157174-1 |title=Silene csereii Baumg. |access-date=15 April 2023 }}
Description
Silene csereii reaches {{cvt|25|-|55|cm|0}} tall. The leaves are opposite and entire. The inflorescence is {{cvt|15|-|20|cm|0}} long, comprising a number of bisexual flowers, each with a white corolla {{cvt|4|-|5|mm}} wide.{{cite web |url=http://www.kakvo.org/kaliakrensko-pliuskaviche/biologia/statia |title=Калиакренско плюскавиче - Секция Биология |author=Antoaneta Petrova |accessdate=6 April 2015 |archive-date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412145445/http://www.kakvo.org/kaliakrensko-pliuskaviche/biologia/statia |url-status=live }}
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Category:Flora of the Crimean Peninsula
Category:Flora of South European Russia
Category:Flora of East European Russia