Caryophyllaceae

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Silene behen L.

Silene behen L.

Silene behen L.

Silene behen L. is a self-supporting annual herb in the Caryophyllaceae family that grows up to 0.4 meters tall.

Silene sargentii S.Watson

Silene sargentii S.Watson

Silene sargentii S.Watson

Silene sargentii, Sargent's catchfly, is a small alpine perennial flowering plant native to western United States mountains.

Silene bernardina S.Watson

Silene bernardina S.Watson

Silene bernardina S.Watson

Silene bernardina is a variable perennial herb native to western North America, growing across a range of habitat types.

Silene oregana S.Watson

Silene oregana S.Watson

Silene oregana S.Watson

Silene oregana is a species of perennial flowering Caryophyllaceae plant native to the western United States.

Silene parishii S.Watson

Silene parishii S.Watson

Silene parishii S.Watson

Silene parishii, or Parish's catchfly, is a endemic southern California caryophyllaceae perennial herb that grows on local mountains.

Silene salmonacea T.W.Nelson, J.P.Nelson & S.A.Erwin

Silene salmonacea T.W.Nelson, J.P.Nelson & S.A.Erwin

Silene salmonacea T.W.Nelson, J.P.Nelson & S.A.Erwin

Silene salmonacea is a rare, small perennial flowering herb found only in Trinity County, California's southern Klamath Mountains serpentine forests.

Silene hookeri subsp. serpentinicola (T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson) K.L.Chambers & S.C.Meyers

Silene hookeri subsp. serpentinicola (T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson) K.L.Chambers & S.C.Meyers

Silene hookeri subsp. serpentinicola (T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson) K.L.Chambers & S.C.Meyers

This is a description of the morphology of Silene hookeri, a squat perennial hairy herb with veined calyx and lobed petals.

Silene ovata Pursh

Silene ovata Pursh

Silene ovata Pursh

Silene ovata is a herbaceous perennial catchfly native to the southeastern and south-central United States with limited distribution.

Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet

Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet

Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet

Silene involucrata is a Subarctic-native flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, with the synonym Silene furcata Raf.

Silene rotundifolia Nutt.

Silene rotundifolia Nutt.

Silene rotundifolia Nutt.

Roundleaf catchfly (Silene rotundifolia Nutt.) is a related-to-Silene-laciniata perennial flowering plant native to the east-central US.

Silene spaldingii S.Watson

Silene spaldingii S.Watson

Silene spaldingii S.Watson

Silene spaldingii is a rare threatened perennial herb of North American prairie grasslands facing multiple habitat threats.

Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet

Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet

Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet

Silene taimyrensis is a flowering plant native to northwestern North America with a fossil record from the Late Pleistocene.

Silene uralensis (Rupr.) Bocquet

Silene uralensis (Rupr.) Bocquet

Silene uralensis (Rupr.) Bocquet

Silene uralensis is a flowering plant species with three recognized subspecies and one sometimes synonymized relative.

Silene wahlbergella Chowdhuri

Silene wahlbergella Chowdhuri

Silene wahlbergella Chowdhuri

Silene wahlbergella is a flowering plant from the Caryophyllaceae family native to parts of Northern Europe, sometimes synonymized with Silene uralensis.

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil.

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil.

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil.

Silene aegyptiaca is a flowering plant in Caryophyllaceae, found across the Middle East, commonly called Egyptian campion or catchfly.

Atocion armeria var. lituanicum (Zapal.) Niketic & Stevan.

Atocion armeria var. lituanicum (Zapal.) Niketic & Stevan.

Atocion armeria var. lituanicum (Zapal.) Niketic & Stevan.

Atocion armeria var. lituanicum is a European perennial flowering plant that is invasive in introduced North America.

Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Fenzl ex Endl.

Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Fenzl ex Endl.

Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Fenzl ex Endl.

Rose of heaven (Eudianthe coeli-rosa) is an ornamental annual flowering plant native to parts of North Africa and Southern Europe.

Minuartia recurva (All.) Schinz & Thell.

Minuartia recurva (All.) Schinz & Thell.

Minuartia recurva (All.) Schinz & Thell.

Minuartia recurva is a small, tufted perennial flowering plant native to mountain regions of southern Europe and southwest Asia.

Sagina maritima Don

Sagina maritima Don

Sagina maritima Don

Sagina maritima (sea pearlwort) is a flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family found across parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Colobanthus acicularis Hook.fil.

Colobanthus acicularis Hook.fil.

Colobanthus acicularis Hook.fil.

Colobanthus acicularis Hook.fil. is a small, many-branched sharp-bladed plant found on New Zealand's North and South Islands.

Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl.

Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl.

Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl.

Colobanthus quitensis is a moss-like vascular flowering plant, one of two native flowering plants to Antarctica, found from Antarctica to Mexico.

Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Sabulina californica is a small annual herb with thin stems, narrow leaves, and tiny white-petaled flowers.

Sabulina rubella (Wahlenb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Sabulina rubella (Wahlenb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Sabulina rubella (Wahlenb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Sabulina rubella is a small mat-forming perennial herb with a circumboreal distribution that grows in calcareous rocky habitats.

Scleranthus biflorus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.fil.

Scleranthus biflorus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.fil.

Scleranthus biflorus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.fil.

Scleranthus biflorus is a spreading moss-like plant that can be propagated by division or seed and is affected by the fungus Rhizoctonia.

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