| Silene apetala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. apetala |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene apetala | |
Silene apetala is a plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, first described in by Carl Ludwig Willdenow. [1] [2]
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This species is native in countries from the Mediterranean to Northern Somalia and to Pakistan. [3] It is listed as an invasive species in Australia [4] where it is commonly found in the drier parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, [5] and also in France. [4]
