Re: VMS -- Botany (f24r) Silene/Campion

[Philip Marshall <philip.marshall@xxxxxxxx>]

I agree; I have been thinking for some time that f24r might be Silene.

-Philip Marshall

On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Dana F. Scott wrote:

>      The plant drawing in f24r appears to be related to the Silene
> genus. S. latifolia is a reasonably close match; however, there are a
> few mismatches: no dots in the petals, no flowers found with exactly 14
> petals, and no heart shaped curves have been seen at the base of the
> leaves. In general, though, the plant in the VMS does seem to have
> features found in the Silene genus, which provides a reasonable place to
> start.
>
> Photo:
> http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/silenelati.html
> http://www.wisc.edu/botit/img/bot/401/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllidae/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/S_latifolia/Flower_KS_.jpg
>
> http://www.wisc.edu/botit/img/bot/401/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllidae/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/S_latifolia/S_latifolia_KS_.jpg
>
> S. cucubalus:
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/croplive/cropprot/weedguid/bladderc.htm
> http://www.lclark.edu/~florance/planttax/caryophyllaceae/s_cucubalus.html
>
> http://www.wisc.edu/botit/img/bot/401/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllidae/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/S_cucubalus/S_cucubalus_KS_.jpg
>
> http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/silenevulg.html
>
> Notice the groove in the stem of the following dried specimen. This
> compares nicely with the apparent stem grooves in the VMS drawings for
> f24r.
>
> Stem Groove/Dried Plant (S. conica):
> http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/s/bilder/silen/silecoi1.jpg
>
> Better looking leaves, but not quite the same as in the VMS:
> http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/s/bilder/silen/silenoc4.jpg
>
> Illustration/Dried:
> http://www.mta.ca/~rthompso/nativeflora/Thalamiflorae/Page27.html
>
>
> Species:
> latifolia ssp. alba:
> http://mapage.cybercable.fr/mek/silene2.jpg
> vulgaris:
> http://mapage.noos.fr/mek/silene3.jpg
>
> Description:
> http://www.gardenbed.com/s/3669.cfm
>
> Regards,
> Dana Scott
>

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