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Silene apetala

Silene apetala
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Medit. to N. Somalia and Pakistan
Climate
subtropical

About

Silene apetala is a plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, first described in by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.

This species is native in countries from the Mediterranean to Northern Somalia and to Pakistan. It is listed as an invasive species in Australia, where it is commonly found in the drier parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, and also in France.

Other Silene plants

Moss campion · Silene acutifolia · Egyptian Campion · Silene akaisialpina · Kamalo Gulch catchfly · Pink Family · Silene amoena · Silene andicola · Silene andryalifolia · Sleepy silene · Naked catchfly · Silene argaea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Silene apetala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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