Silene conoidea

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Silene conoidea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. conoidea
Binomial name
Silene conoidea
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Silene conoidea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names weed silene [1] and large sand catchfly. It is native to Eurasia, and it is known in other parts of the world, such as western North America, as a weed.

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Description

It is an annual growing up to a meter in height with a hairy, partially glandular stem. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 12 centimetres (4+12 inches) long near the base of the plant and smaller higher up. The flower is enclosed in an inflated, hairy, glandular calyx of fused sepals which is ridged with many veins. It is open at the top, revealing five bright pink petals.

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silene conoidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 November 2015.