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Silene latifolia
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Silene latifolia is a species within the genus Silene. It belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae in the order Caryophyllales. The plant is classified under the class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. Common names for this taxon include bladder campion, Breitblättrige Lichtnelke, ilta-ailakki, and 叉枝蝇子草.
Records of Silene latifolia have been documented in the United States, Canada, and Iran (Islamic Republic Of). These records are held by institutions such as MEL, CM, CAS, USFWS, and the University of Alberta Museums. The species has 511,073 occurrence records and 4,183 associated records, including 2,979 media items.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Die Breitblättrige Lichtnelke (Silene latifolia), auch Weiße Nachtnelke, Weißes Leimkraut, Nacht-Lichtnelke und Nachtnelke genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart innerhalb der Familie der Nelkengewächse (Caryophyllaceae). Sie ist in Eurasien weitverbreitet. Ihre Blüten öffnen sich erst am Nachmittag und verströmen dann ihren angenehmen Duft, um Nachtschmetterlinge anzulocken; bereits in der Dämmerung schließen sie sich wieder.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,183
- With media
- 2,979
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Collections
- MEL, CM, CAS, USFWS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, DAV
- Recorded in
- Iran (Islamic Republic Of), United States, Canada
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- taxon common name
- beli slizek
- short name
- S. latifolia
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Encyclopedic overview
Silene latifolia 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 a short-lived perennial plant, growing to between 40–80 centimetres tall. It is also known in the US as bladder campion but should not be confused with Silene vulgaris, which is more generally called bladder campion.
The appearance depends on the age of the plant; when young they form a basal rosette of oval to lanceolate leaves 4–10 cm long, and when they get older, forked stems grow from these, with leaves in opposite pairs. The flowers grow in clusters at the tops of the stems, 2.5–3 cm diameter, with a distinctive inflated calyx and five white petals, each petal deeply notched; flowering lasts from late spring to early autumn. The entire plant is densely hairy. Occasional plants with pink flowers are usually hybrids with red campion (Silene dioica).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Silene latifolia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.