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Internal ID UUID643ffd29adb90188960090
Scientific name Silene dioica
Authority (L.) Clairv.
First published in Man. Herbor. Suisse : 146 (1811)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lychnis dioica L. Sp. Pl. 1: 437. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Lychnis rubra Patze, E.Mey. & Elk. Fl. Preuss. : 384 (1849)
Lychnis sylvestris Schkuhr Bot. Handb. 1: 403 (1791)
Melandrium dioicum (L.) Coss. & Germ. Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris : 28 (1845)
Melandrium sylvestre Roehl. Deutschl. Fl. ed. II. i. 274.
Melandrium rubrum Garcke Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland , ed. 4: 55 (1858)
Saponaria dioica Moench Methodus : 76 (1794)
Agrostemma sylvestris (Schkuhr) G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 416 (1831)
Melandrium dioicum subsp. rubrum (Weigel) D.Löve Bot. Not. 1944: 200 (1944)

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Language Common/alternative name
English red campion
English red catchfly
Spanish melandrium rubrum
Belarusian смалянка двухдомная
Belarusian melandrium
Bulgarian двудомно плюскавиче
Czech silenka dvoudomá
Welsh blodyn neidr
Danish dagpragtstjerne
Danish dag-pragtstjerne
German taglichtnelke
German rotes leimkraut
German rote nachtnelke
German rote lichtnelke
Estonian melandrium dioicum
Estonian melandrium rubrum
Estonian punane pusurohi
Finnish puna-ailakki
French compagnon rouge
French silène dioïque
Irish coireán coilleach
Croatian crveni golesak
Upper Sorbian Čerwjeny kobjelkač
Hungarian piros mécsvirág
Armenian Համասպրամ
Igbo red campion
Icelandic dagstjarna
Japanese レッドキャンピオン
Georgian melandrium
Georgian სასტვენა
Lithuanian raudonžiedis šakinys
Latvian sarkanā spulgotne
Norwegian Bokmål rød jonsokblom
Dutch melandrium rubrum
Dutch dagkoekoeksbloem
Norwegian Nynorsk raud jonsokblom
Norwegian Nynorsk raud jonsokblomster
Norwegian Nynorsk raud jonsokblome
Polish lepnica dwupienna
Polish lepnica czerwona
Polish bniec czerwony
Polish melandrium rubrum
Russian melandrium dioicum
Russian Дрёма двудомная
Russian Смолёвка двудомная
Russian Смолевка двудомная
Russian Дрема двудомная
se ruksesrássi
se guppaslieđđi
Slovak knôtovka červená
Slovak silenka červená
stq lychnis diurna
stq melandrium sylvestre
stq lychnis dioica
stq lychnis sylvestris
stq melandrium dioicum
stq melandrium rubrum
stq hoonkebloume
stq melandrium diurnum
stq lychnis dioica var. rubra
stq cucubalus dioicus
Swedish rödblära
udm Жильысяська
udm melandrium rubrum
Walloon brin-d'-leu
Chinese 异株蝇子草

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Alternate between 20°C and 4°C for 3 months each, across multiple cycles, acknowledging that germination may be prolonged.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Føroyar
      • Great Britain
      • Iceland
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Québec
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Montana
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Maryland
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina South

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000440478
Canadensys 4376
USDA Plants SIDI4
Tropicos 6301013
INPN 123471
Flora of Italy 852
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157239-1
The Plant List kew-2488209
PFAF Silene dioica
Open Tree Of Life 64114
Observations.org 7465
NCBI Taxonomy 39879
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002998
Nature Serve 2.158995
IPNI 157239-1
iNaturalist 55759
GBIF 5384795
Freebase /m/08rxz1
EPPO MELRU
EOL 587963
Elurikkus 7265
USDA GRIN 316832
Wikipedia Silene_dioica
Plantarium 24055

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Two novel PCR-based assays for sexing of Silene latifolia and Silene dioica plants Hewett AM, Sánchez Vilas J, Hailer F MethodsX 11-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11033195
doi:10.1016/j.mex.2024.102708
PMID:38651001
Characterization of Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae Secreted Effector Proteins, Their Potential Host Targets, and Localization in a Heterologous Host Plant Tsai MC, Barati MT, Kuppireddy VS, Beckerson WC, Long G, Perlin MH J Fungi (Basel) 30-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11051474
doi:10.3390/jof10040262
PMID:38667933
Seed shape and size of Silene latifolia, differences between sexes, and influence of the parental genome in hybrids with Silene dioica Marcel H, Javier MG, Emilio C, Roman H, Jose Luis RL Front Plant Sci 11-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10961389
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1297676
PMID:38529065
The genome of Salmacisia buchloëana, the parasitic puppet master pulling strings of sexual phenotypic monstrosities in buffalograss Benson CW, Sheltra MR, Huff DR G3 (Bethesda) 17-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10849329
doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkad238
PMID:37847611
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Identification and characterization of TMV-induced volatile signals in Nicotiana benthamiana: evidence for JA/ET defense pathway priming in congeneric neighbors via airborne (E)-2-octenal Hong Y, Zheng Q, Cheng L, Liu P, Xu G, Zhang H, Cao P, Zhou H Funct Integr Genomics 12-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10421810
doi:10.1007/s10142-023-01203-z
PMID:37568053
Presence of p25alpha-Domain in Seed Plants (Spermatophyta): Microbial/Animal Contaminations and/or Orthologs Orosz F Life (Basel) 30-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10455874
doi:10.3390/life13081664
PMID:37629521
Predicted Membrane-Associated Domains in Proteins Encoded by Novel Monopartite Plant RNA Viruses Related to Members of the Family Benyviridae Morozov SY, Lezzhov AA, Solovyev AG Int J Mol Sci 29-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10418960
doi:10.3390/ijms241512161
PMID:37569537
Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome Conrady M, Lampei C, Bossdorf O, Hölzel N, Michalski S, Durka W, Bucharova A Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 08-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10193954
doi:10.1073/pnas.2219664120
PMID:37155873
Floral enhancement of arable field margins increases moth abundance and diversity Blumgart D, Botham MS, Menéndez R, Bell JR J Insect Conserv 23-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10205847
doi:10.1007/s10841-023-00469-9
PMID:37234225
Mechanistic models to meet the challenge of climate change in plant–pathogen systems Jiranek J, Miller IF, An R, Bruns E, Metcalf CJ Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 06-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9900714
doi:10.1098/rstb.2022.0017
PMID:36744564
On the function of flower number: disentangling fertility from pollinator-mediated selection Barbot E, Dufaÿ M, Tonnabel J, Godé C, De Cauwer I Proc Biol Sci 30-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9709571
doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.1987
PMID:36448279
Uncovering Plant Virus Species Forming Novel Provisional Taxonomic Units Related to the Family Benyviridae Solovyev AG, Morozov SY Viruses 29-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9781952
doi:10.3390/v14122680
PMID:36560684
Extensive archaeobotanical data estimate carrying capacity, duration, and land use of the Late Bronze Age settlement site Březnice (Czech Republic) Šálková T, Vobejda L, Chvojka O, Beneš J, Vondrovský V, Kuna M, Křivánek R, Menšík P, Novák J Sci Rep 25-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9700714
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-24753-x
PMID:36434129
Drought Stress Priming Improved the Drought Tolerance of Soybean Sintaha M, Man CK, Yung WS, Duan S, Li MW, Lam HM Plants (Basel) 02-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9653977
doi:10.3390/plants11212954
PMID:36365408

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
vitexin 2''-O-beta-D-glucoside 5280641 Click to see 594.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(86)90058-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 163103517 Click to see 726.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989006

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