Caryophyllaceae
Silene apetala
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Synonyms
- Silene decipiens Barc.
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Monteiro Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Chawki Kerdoudi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth L. Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Moss campionSilene acaulisCaryophyllaceae
- Rose campionSilene coronariaCaryophyllaceae
- Eurasian catchflySilene nutansCaryophyllaceae
- Silene stenophyllaCaryophyllaceae
- Scarlet lychnisSilene chalcedonicaCaryophyllaceae
- Nightflowering sileneSilene noctifloraCaryophyllaceae
- Common catchflySilene gallicaCaryophyllaceae
- Striped corn catchflySilene conicaCaryophyllaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.