Silene fernandezii
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Silene fernandezii is a species of plant
in the Caryophyllaceae
family. It is endemic to Spain
. Its natural habitat
is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
family. It is endemic to Spain
Spain
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. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Cabezudo, B., Gil, Y., Navas, D., Navas, P. & Pérez Latorre, A.V. 2006. Silene fernandezii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.