Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Silene uniflora

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Silene uniflora is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a branching woody rootstock. It produces a loose cushion of prostrate, non-flowering stems and ascending flowering stems from 8 - 25cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use in commercial cosmetic preparations. It is sometimes gown as an ornamental in gardens, there are many named varieties[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Norway, Sweden and Finland, south through the UK and Poland to Portugal and Greece; Macaronesia - Azores, Madeira.

HabitatMaritime shingle, cliffs and stony ground, rarely on cliff ledges, gravelly lake shores or by alpine streams inland; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].