J&K, Srinagar, April 2023 :: Pink flowers for ID :: ARK2023-041

[Alka Khare]

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

[Alka Khare]

Some more pics

Regards

Alka Khare

[Saroj Kasaju]

Lythraceae ???

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Alka Khare]

Thanks Saroj ji, but I could not find any match.

Let us wait for more help.

Regards

Alka Khare

[vip...@gmail.com]

Saponaria calabrica Guss. [Caryophyllaceae].

Best wishes, Viplav

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[Shakir Ahmad]

Silene

[taffa...@gmail.com]

If cultivated is it Silene armeria (common name Catchfly).?

Silene is a popular flowering plant planted in the gardens of Srinagar.

Regards

Taffazull

[vip...@gmail.com]

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 (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

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[taffa...@gmail.com]

Dear Viplav ji,

Thanks for making clear the difference between Silene and Saponaria cultivars.

Regards

Taffazull

[Saroj Kasaju]

I  guess it is  not a Silene!

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[taffa...@gmail.com]

As Viplav ji has suggested it is S.calabrica

I am attaching a Public Domain photo of the same from Wikipedia for confirmation.

Attribution: Ziegler175. Original uploader was Ziegler175 at German Wikipedia - Own work (Original text: eigene Aufnahme)

Regards

Taffazull

[Alka Khare]

Thank you Viplav ji, Shakir ji and Taffazull ji for this interesting conversation as well as the resolution of the ID.

I think this is an addition to eFI.

Regards

Alka Khare

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes it is S. calabrica (bifid style) and spoon shaped petals with rounded tips (bid in Silene armeria)