Red campion

Also known as red catchfly, Silene dioica

species of plant

Species

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

Native toAustria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar

Common Name: red campion

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Silene
Image: Bayrischer Wald 9929.JPG

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Commons gallery: Silene dioica
Commons category: Silene dioica
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Silene dioica
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316832
taxon common name: rdeči slizek
has fruit type: capsule
taxon range: China
short name: S. dioica

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Encyclopedic overview

Silene dioica (syn. Melandrium rubrum), known as red campion and red catchfly, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe and introduced to the Americas.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Red campion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.