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Silene nivalis (Kitaibel) Rohrbach
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The narrow endemic species emblematic for Rodna Mountains, as Silene dinarica Vis. is the narrow endemic emblem of Fagaras Mountains.The species has a controversial taxonomical position being sometimes classified within its own monotypic genus due to the multiple flower elements Polyschemone nivalis Scott, Nym. et Kotschy. Most of times it is included in Lychnis as Lychnis nivalis Kitaibel ex Schultes but as Ciocarlan (2009) clearly underlines the species has at least two characters that brings it out of this genus (5-locular ovary and capsule, the last one with 10 teeth at the opening) while pleding for its inclusion within Silene. In this PhD thesis from Sweden through molecular research our narrow endemic species resulted to be closely related to Silene fruticosa L. from Crete, Pelopones and Sicily. However at the first sight, this seems highly improbable from a morphological point of view. Rodna Mountains, Maramures / Bistrita-Nasaud counties, in the subalpine belt. Bogdan Negrea, PhD student, bogdannm@yahoo.com
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