Silene sericea All.

Spice Flowers In the field

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Silene

Sinònims: Silene colorata Poir.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Castelló. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Beaches and dunes, sandy soils. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Sandy soils, cultivated fields and rocky soils.

Characteristics: An annual pilose plant that can reach 60 cm. in height. Corolla flowers are well developed; an intense pink colour and the petals are deeply divided into two lobules. The calyx is cylindrical with 10 well-differentiated nerves. The capsule is sub cylindric with seeds flat, undulate and reticulate.