Silene
"Silene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A plant genus of the family CARYOPHYLLACEAE. The common name of campion is also used with LYCHNIS. The common name of 'pink' can be confused with other plants.
| Descriptor ID |
D029751
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.198.500.250.655
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| Concept/Terms |
Catchfly, Pink- Catchfly, Pink
- Catchflies, Pink
- Pink Catchflies
- Pink Catchfly
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Silene" by people in Profiles.
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Peterson ML, Doak DF, Morris WF. Both life-history plasticity and local adaptation will shape range-wide responses to climate warming in the tundra plant Silene acaulis. Glob Chang Biol. 2018 04; 24(4):1614-1625.