Caryophyllaceae
Bladder campion
Silene latifolia
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- سيلينة عريضة الأوراق
- arz
- سيلينه عريضة الاوراق
- Azerbaijani
- Buassiye tovlu qulağı
- Belarusian
- Смалянка лугавая, Панчошнік, Светнік, Смалянка, Шчалкушкі
- Bulgarian
- Бяло плюскавиче
- Chinese
- 叉枝蝇子草, 叉枝蠅子草, 白花蝇子草
- csb
- Pãkôcze
- Czech
- Knotovka bílá
- Danish
- Aften-Pragtstjerne
- dsb
- Běły kukol
- Dutch
- Avondkoekoeksbloem, Lijnkruid, Witte silene
- English
- Bladder campion, White campion, Evening catchfly
- Esperanto
- Blanka sileno
- Estonian
- Valge pusurohi
- Finnish
- Valkoailakki, Ilta-ailakki
- French
- Compagnon blanc
- frr
- Puutjepaap, Puutjepaapen
- Galician
- Cabaciña, Subrilote
- German
- Weisse Lichtnelke, Weiße Lichtnelke, Breitblättrige Lichtnelke, Melandryum album, Melandryum pratense, Nacht-Lichtnelke, Weiße Nachtnelke, Weißes Leimkraut
- hsb
- Běły lěpjenk
- Icelandic
- Aftanstjarna
- Irish
- Coireán bán
- kw
- Bleujen gevnisen gwynn
- li
- Witte koekoeksbloom
- Lithuanian
- Baltasis šakinys
- nds
- Boksempiep
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hvit jonsokblom, Kvit jonsokblom
- Persian
- سیلن چمنزار
- Polish
- Bniec biały, Lepnica biała
- Russian
- Смолёвка белая, Дрема белая, Дрёма белая
- Slovak
- Knôtovka biela
- Slovenian
- Beli slizek
- stq
- Hankebloume
- Swedish
- Vitblära, Åkerlyst
- Ukrainian
- Смілка широколиста, Oberna behen, Меландріум білий, Оберна широколиста, Смілка біла
- Welsh
- Gludlys gwyn
Synonyms
- Lychnis divaricata Rchb.
- Lychnis loveae B.Boivin
- Lychnis macrocarpa Boiss. & Reut.
- Lychnis pratensis Spreng.
- Lychnis vespertina Sibth.
- Melandrium album (Mill.) Garcke
- Melandrium boissieri Schischkin
- Melandrium dioicum subsp. album (Mill.) D.Löve
- Melandrium latifolium (Poir.) Maire
- Silene alba subsp. divaricata (Rchb.) Walters
- Silene latifolia subsp. latifolia
- Silene macrocarpa (Boiss. & Reut.) E.H.L.Krause
- Silene pratensis subsp. divaricata (Rchb.) McNeill & H.C.Prent.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Llydia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Eurasian catchflySilene nutansCaryophyllaceae
- Silene stenophyllaCaryophyllaceae
- Scarlet lychnisSilene chalcedonicaCaryophyllaceae
- Nightflowering sileneSilene noctifloraCaryophyllaceae
- Common catchflySilene gallicaCaryophyllaceae
- Striped corn catchflySilene conicaCaryophyllaceae
- Forked catchflySilene dichotomaCaryophyllaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.