Silene reichenbachii Vis.

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Place of publishing:

Fl. Dalm. 3: 169 (1850)

Synonyms:

Silene picta Reichenb. non Desf.

Common names:

Reichenbachii's campion

Description:

Perennial plant, height 25-70 cm with woody lower part. The leaves are green, slightly shiny, spherical or linear, with very long petioles, 16-22 mm long and 2-4 mm wide, long. The stems have 3-6 pairs of leaves. The flower stalk is the same length as the calyx or slightly longer, with 10 nerves, often dark red. The petals are greenish-yellow on the upper side, and on the lower side they are greenish and slightly reddish, split up to 2/3 or more, the petals are long and narrow. The cocoons are elongated ovoid, with 6 backward bent teeth.

Flowering season:

In July and August.

Habitat:

It grows on karst rock fields and stony pastures of the sub-Mediterranean area.

General distribution:

It is an endemic species of the Dinarides.

Threat status:

The species is on the Red List of FBiH flora (Đug et al., 2013) under the category NT - almost endangered species. It is also on the Red List of the flora of the RS (Anonimus, 2012).

Attractions:

Locus classicus of the given species is on Biokovo

(Visiani, 1852).

Basic literature

Visiani, R. (1852). Flora Dalmatica. Vol. 3. Apud Friedericum Hofmeister, Lipsiae.

Melzheimer, V. (1977). Biosystematische Revision einiger Silene – Arten (Caryophyllaceae) der Balkanhalbinsel (Griechenland). Bot. Jahrb., 98, 1: 1-92, Stuttgart.

Šilić, Č. (1984). Endemic plants. Institute for textbooks and teaching aids, Svjetlost, Belgrade, Sarajevo.

Šilić, Č. (2002). Endemic and rare plants of the Blidinje Nature Park. Matica Croatia, Čitluk Branch.

Anonymous (2012). Red list of protected species of flora and fauna of the Republic of Srpska. Retrieved from: http://nasljedje.org/prirodno-nasljedje/202; available on 02.07.2023.

Đug, S., Muratović, E., Drešković, E., Boškailo, A., Dudević, S. (2013). Red list of the flora of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Draft report - Proposal. Project of Forest and Mountain Protected Areas, "NGO Green way" and "Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism", Sarajevo. pp. 1- 347.

Boškailo, A., Boškailo, S. (2023). Flora of the City of Mostar. Monograph. (Manuscript).