Silene littorea Brot. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Silene littorea Brot.
Silene littorea Brot. is a small, sticky-haired annual coastal plant native to parts of southwestern Europe and Morocco.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Silene littorea Brot. is a low-growing annual plant that reaches a height of approximately 15 cm. The entire plant is covered in sticky hairs called trichomes. This species is native to Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. Its populations have been observed to be declining in Spain. It is rare in Gibraltar, where it is restricted to eastern sandy slopes. Silene littorea grows in sandy soils in coastal areas, and it is most often found in coastal sand dunes.
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Dianthus balbisii Ser.
Cerastium biebersteinii DC.
Silene dichotoma Ehrh.
Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit
Achyronychia cooperi A.Gray
Dianthus plumarius L.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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