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(First upload on June 3 2020. Last on June 3 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Silene pendula L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Silene L. (マンテマ) or Lychnis L. (センノウ)
Sakuramantema (サクラマンテマ, 桜マンテマ), drooping catchfly, nodding catchfly
Oomantema (オオマンテマ), Fukuronadeshiko (フクロナデシコ)
Lifeform: annual/biennial forb
Original distribution: Mediterranean regions

imported to Japan in the middle of Meiji Era

Habitat: grasslands in the original regions
Chromosome number: 2n = 24
Use: gardening Synonyms:

Silene cisplatensis Cambessédes

Cultivars: celina, compacta, peach blossom, ruberrina compacta, triumph, etc.
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Silene pendula transplanted in Hokkaido


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[1-3] under a street tree in N13/W3, North Ward, Sapporo, on May 19 2020.
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[4-6] beside a building in N24/E1, East Ward, Sapporo, on April 26 2021.

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