Accession Data

Silene lagunensis

Common Name: Rabbit's Foot

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Country of Origin: Canary Islands (endemic to Tenerife)

Description: Protandrous species - first two days male, then female - the stamens open in two whorls of five - five the first day, then they reflex, and then five others the second day, followed by the stigmata on the third day being extended up by the styles, and expanding to become receptive.

Silene lagunensis is a perennial species, with a somewhat woody base. It grows primarily in winter, and has an extended flowering season in late winter and early spring. The flowers produce an intense sweet fragrance, especially at night.

Accession Data

Accession #: 201100173

Accession Date: 2011-03-09 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2105

Quantity: 2

Source: Greg Anderson

Provenance:

GJA#5233 - 595m, N28.56206 W16.26584; From the Taborno Trail, just beyond the village, at a spectacular overlook of Las Carboneras, cliffside, white flowers.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Caryophyllaceae

SubFamily: Caryophylloideae

Tribe: Sileneae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
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2016
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2011

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 07, 2017.
  2. Silene subsect. Nutantes at Wikispecies. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 07, 2017.

Images

Silene lagunensis