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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/

Facts
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
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Silene latifolia 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Caryophyllaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Silene latifolia
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Albania

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Algeria

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Haiti

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Hungary

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Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Italy

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Manchuria

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Sources
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. NatureServe Explorer: Silene latifolia
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Silene latifolia
WikipediaWikidata Q27624 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Silene latifolia
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5384805, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5384805, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Silene
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13114
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13114
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Wikidata: Silene latifolia
Child Taxon Of: Caryophyllaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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