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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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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Scientific Name
Silene latifolia 3
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Child Taxon Of

Caryophyllaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Silene latifolia
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1. Silene latifolia (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 361473
    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.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 361473
    Historical European folk medicine additionally attributed sedative properties to the plant, with infusions reportedly used for insomnia and anxiety, and leaf poultices applied to skin irritations and
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikipedia: Silene latifolia
WikipediaWikidata Q27624 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
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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