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Silene latifolia

Flowering Plants

Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or short-lived perennial, growing 40 to 80 centimeters tall; young plants form basal rosettes of oval to lanceolate leaves before mature plants develop forked stems with opposite paired leaves. Its flowers are 2.5 to 3 centimeters across, with a distinctive inflated calyx and five white petals, each deeply notched, and the whole plant is densely hairy. The species has also become naturalized in North America, particularly the north-central and northeastern United States, believed to have arrived there via ship ballast. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Scientific Name
Silene latifolia 2
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Child Taxon Of

Caryophyllaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Silene latifolia
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1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Silene latifolia
WikipediaWikidata Q27624 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
Silene latifolia (Wikipedia)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Silene latifolia
Child Taxon Of: Caryophyllaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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