Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Silene (Campion)
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke - Bladder Campion
Silene conica L. - Sand Catchfly
Silene dichotoma Ehrh. - Forked Catchfly
Silene gallica L. - Small-Flowered Catchfly
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. - Moss Campion
Silene cretica L.
Silene linicola C. C. Gmel. - Flaxfield Catchfly
Silene chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh. - Yellowgreen Catchfly
Silene tatarica (L.) Pers. - Tartar Catchfly
Silene otites (L.) Wibel - Spanish Catchfly
Silene nutans L. - Nottingham Catchfly
Silene italica (L.) Pers. - Italian Catchfly
Silene nemoralis Waldst. & Kit. - Wood Catchfly
Silene latifolia Poir. - White Campion
Silene dioica (L.) Clairv. - Red Campion
Silene noctiflora L. - Night-Flowering Catchfly
Silene viscosa (L.) Pers. - Sticky Catchfly
Silene baccifera (L.) Roth - Berry Catchfly
Silene rupestris L. - Rock Campion
Silene armeria L. - Sweet-William Catchfly
Silene pusilla Waldst. & Kit. - Alpine Campion
Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. - Ragged-Robin
Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. - Sticky Catchfly
<ba><b>Maximal 25 cm tall</b></ba>, perennial. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><b>mostly whitish</b></ba>, rarely pink. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> per whorl 5‑leaved. <span class="v1">petals:</span> <ba><b>toothed at the apex</b></ba>. <span c...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
 |
Natural, established occurences |  |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, screes, rocky habitats
in nutrient-poor, alkaline, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats