Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Genus
Silene
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil.

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil. is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. It has two common names: Egyptian campion and Egyptian catchfly. This plant species is distributed across the Middle East.

Photo: (c) Konstantinos Barsakis, all rights reserved, uploaded by Konstantinos Barsakis

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Silene

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