Silene latifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Silene latifolia Poir.

Bladder campion

2015 John Doyen

2007 Luigi Rignanese

2015 Barry Breckling

Silene latifolia is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (16 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Silene
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lychnis alba
JEF	Silene latifolia ssp. alba
ICPN	Silene pratensis

Information about Silene latifolia from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SIVU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/27/2023).