Silene baccifera

Silene baccifera (L.) Roth , Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 192 1788. (Syn: Cucubalus baccatus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.; Cucubalus baccifer L.; Cucubalus baccifer var. angustifolius L.H.Zhou; Cucubalus baccifer var. cavalerieri H.Lév.; Cucubalus baccifer var. japonicus Miq.; Cucubalus divaricatus Clairv.; Cucubalus horizontalis Moench; Cucubalus japonicus (Miq.) Vorosch.; Lychnanthos scandens C.C.Gmel. (Unresolved); Lychnanthos volubilis S.G.Gmel. (Unresolved); Lychnis baccifera (L.) Scop.; Scribaea baccifera (L.) Schur; Scribaea cucubalus Borkh. (Unresolved); Scribaea divaricata P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. (Unresolved); Silene baccifera var. japonicus (Miq.) H. Ohashi & H. Nakai; Silene fissa Salisb. (Unresolved));
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Plant from Kashmir:
Plz confirm the ID of attached pics as Cucubalus baccifer. Pahlipora, URI (2400 m), J & K

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yes for sure

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Caryophyllaceae Week: Silene baccifera (syn: Cucubalus baccifer) from Kashmir:
Silene baccifera (L.) Roth, Tent. fl. Germ. 1:192. 1788
Syn: Cucubalus baccifer L.
Common name: Berry catchfly
A very distinct plant with greenish-white flowers, calyx inflated in fruit, fruit fleshy and indehiscent.
Perennial herb with prostrate or ascending stems, 2-5 cm long ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves, hairy on both surfaces; flowers greenish-white, nodding, 1-3 together; pedicel 3-5 mm long; calyx 10-13 mm long, inflated in fruit with revolute teeth; petals with long claw, limb divided into linear lobes, coronal scales bifid; styles 3; fruit 10-12 mm in diameter, initially fleshy, brownish red and dry when mature, indehiscent.
Photographed from Pahalgam, Kashmir.

SK 2995 27 September 2021: 8 very high res. images.
Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 2600 m.
Date: 15 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Which Caryophyllaceae ???

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Silene baccifera (L.) Roth ??

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Silene baccifera (syn: Cucubalus baccifer)

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