I'm not convinced about this being *Silene*. The allied genus *Saponaria *does tend to be mistaken and mislabelled as *Silene *in Indian gardens*.* This looks like *Saponaria* to me.
Generally speaking, one of the differences lies in the number of styles — 3 or 5 in *Silene* vs. 2 in *Saponaria.* Dimorphic <https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Staminate-phase-left-and-pistillate-phase-right-flowers-of-Saponaria-officinalis_fig13_261291669> (staminate/pistillate) flowers are known to occur in both genera. On close observation, a few 2-styled flowers can be discerned in Alka ji's photographs. The calyx in Alka ji's plant is densely hispid. Hence, *Silene armeria *can be safely ruled out. Also, the pronounced corona present in the flowers of *Silene *species is absent/inconspicuous in Alka ji's plant. Best wishes, Viplav On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 15:25, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > If cultivated is it *Silene armeria *(common name Catchfly).? > Silene is a popular flowering plant planted in the gardens of Srinagar. > Regards > Taffazull > > On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 12:16:20 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: > >> Silene >> >> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 9:38:41 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> >>> *Saponaria calabrica* Guss. [*Caryophyllaceae*]. >>> >>> Best wishes, Viplav >>> >>> On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 08:31, Alka Khare <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Saroj ji, but I could not find any match. >>>> Let us wait for more help. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Alka Khare >>>> >>>> On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10:25:18 AM UTC+5:30 Saroj Kasaju wrote: >>>> >>>>> Lythraceae ??? >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 10:12 AM Alka Khare <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Some more pics >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Alka Khare >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 9:47:43 AM UTC+5:30 Alka Khare wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello friends >>>>>>> >>>>>>> These flowers were seen in Nishant Bagh in Srinagar, J&K in April >>>>>>> 2023. >>>>>>> Are they some Silene? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Requested to please ID. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>>>> Alka Khare >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d7862c2b-031a-41ee-9dba-278b1884bd77n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d7862c2b-031a-41ee-9dba-278b1884bd77n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/41c94322-96f6-436d-bbdb-b9800d790fadn%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/41c94322-96f6-436d-bbdb-b9800d790fadn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d5bb953c-9f40-4684-9564-3453218a7814n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d5bb953c-9f40-4684-9564-3453218a7814n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEBD%2BRo%3DFvBueNCUccZgs0un6DaXd_tQDPun3hnmF7Y7_56GjA%40mail.gmail.com.
