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Italian Curiosity
« on: November 28, 2011, 11:43:21 PM »
Anybody any idea what this is? Photo taken in August Riviera del Brenta, Italy.
Would appreciate your help in IDing this.
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Re: Italian Curiosity
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2011, 12:57:35 AM »
Alan,

Would it be a Silene?  I don't know my species well enough to tell you any further, but it certainly reminds me of a Silene?
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Re: Italian Curiosity
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2011, 01:08:28 AM »
Hi Paul.

Must admit that was my first inclination but on close inspection, it is not like any Silene I have ever seen before, but thanks for the suggestion.
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Re: Italian Curiosity
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2011, 01:32:04 AM »
I'd say Silene too... a flower where the petals have just dropped.

The large inflated calyx is somewhat like Silene uniflora.
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Re: Italian Curiosity
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2011, 04:01:46 AM »
Lori,

It looks like there is another flower in the same configuration at the top right, which may mean that there never were any larger petals? ???
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Re: Italian Curiosity
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2011, 06:08:39 AM »
Here are some similar-looking pix of Silene vulgaris:
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/silvu.htm
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