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Silene spp
Silenes have slender and smooth stems with opposite leaves. Flowers have 5 connate petals, divided at the end, that taper into a tube-like shape, and can be white, pink, red, or purple.
Sandy desert soils; Spotted in St. Katherine's Protectorate, in the spring after a rare rainy season
Spotted on Apr 30, 2010
Submitted on Jul 11, 2012
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