Silene rotundifolia Nutt. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Silene rotundifolia Nutt. (Silene rotundifolia Nutt.)
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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.

Genus
Silene
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Silene rotundifolia Nutt.

Silene rotundifolia Nutt., commonly known as the roundleaf catchfly, is a perennial flowering plant species that belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to the east-central United States, and it is typically found growing on cliffs and bluffs in woodlands located to the west of the Appalachians. This species is closely related to Silene laciniata.

Photo: (c) Chris Karounos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Karounos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Silene

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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