Silene pendula L.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE - Pink family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name:
Silene pendula L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 418 (1753)
Rank: species
Images of Silene pendula
Common names
U.S.
name:
Nodding catchfly
English name:
drooping catchfly English name:
nodding catchfly Italian name:
Silene pendula German name:
nickendes Leimkraut
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Genus:
Silene
Species:
Page counter: 1810 ( AVG: 223.23 / 292.598 )
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Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org
Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org
Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Maria Grazia Lobba - Ciampino (RM)
Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Maria Grazia Lobba - Ciampino (RM)
Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org
Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org
Silene pendula
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org
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