L48 (I), Hi (I), Can (I)PlantaeSpecies

Common Catchfly

Silene gallica

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Pink family

Genus

Silene

Species

Silene gallica

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Annual

Growth Habit

Forb/herb

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 23 states

Present

Not Present

Also Known As

Silene anglicaSilene rigidulaSilene cerastoidesSilene quinquevulneraSilene lusitanicaSilene cruentataSilene suboccultataCucubalus variegatusCorone agrestinaCorone gallicaSilene bohemicaSilene chiaSilene rosellaSilene glomerataSilene mylopteraSilene rostrataLychnis vulnerataSilene spathulataSilene pygmaeaSilene occitanicaSilene sylvestrisSilene clusiiSilene jucundaSilene spatulataSilene cantabricaSilene distychaSilene candolleiSilene gallica var. quinquevulneraSilene parvulaSilene transtaganaSilene vernalisSilene scioticaSilene linophilaCucubalus sylvestrisSilene semiglabraSilene haenkeanaCorone quinquevulneraLychnis cerastoidesSilene agrestinaSilene minutifloraSilene reflexaSilene agricolaSilene cuneifoliaSilene tergestinaSilene marginataSilene sardoaOncerum gallicumSilene ledebourii

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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