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Caryophyllaceae

Bladder campion

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene

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Bladder campion (Silene vulgaris)
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (57)
Arabic
سيلينة شائعة, طريراش, نفية
arz
سيلينه شائعه
Asturian
Restallón
av
ГӀабигӀо
Basque
Garikota
Belarusian
Смалёўка ляскаўка
Bulgarian
Обикновено плюскавиче, Алпийско плюскавиче
Catalan
Colitx
Chinese
白玉草, 狗筋麥瓶草, 狗筋麦瓶草
Croatian
Napuhnuta pušina
cv
Шартла
Czech
Silenka nadmutá
Danish
Blæresmælde
Dutch
Blaassilene
English
Bladder campion, Maidenstears, Sculpit, Melandrium zawadzkii
Estonian
Harilik põisrohi
Finnish
Nurmikohokki, Kaitanurmikohokki
French
Silène enflé, Silène enflèe, Béhen blanc, Claquet, Silène commun
fur
Sclopit
Galician
Colexa
Georgian
Ჭყიპანტა
German
Taubenkropf-Leimkraut, Gemeines Leimkraut, Gewöhnliches Leimkraut, Aufgeblasenes Leimkraut, Blasen-Leimkraut, Klatschnelke, Knirrkohl
Hebrew
ציפרנית נפוחה
Hungarian
Hólyagos habszegfű, Délcike, Hólyagfű, Sikapár
hyw
Հայկական Ծըւծըւուկ
Icelandic
Garðaholurt
Irish
Coireán na gcuach
Japanese
シラタマソウ
kab
Tiɣiɣac
Kazakh
Торсылдақ сылдыршөп
Korean
덩굴별꽃
Latvian
Parastā plaukšķene
Lithuanian
Paprastoji naktižiedė
Macedonian
Обичен плускавец
mwl
Conecos
Norwegian Bokmål
Engsmelle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Engsmelle
Occitan
Crasinèu, Crelhon, Cresilhon, Cresinèu
os
Къуыпгæнæн
Persian
قلیانک ولگاریس
pms
Cojèt
Polish
Lepnica rozdęta
Portuguese
Erva-traqueira, Silene
Romanian
Gușa-porumbelului, Gușa-porumbului
Romansh
Silena cumina
Russian
Смолёвка обыкновенная, Оберна обыкновенная, Пустоягодник хлопушка, Смолёвка жилковатая, Смолёвка Уоллича, Смолёвка хлопушка, Смолёвка широколистная, Хлопушка обыкновенная
Serbian
Пуцавац
sgs
Pūslėis žuolalė
Slovak
Silenka obyčajná
Slovenian
Pokalica
Spanish
Alcadicea, Ben blanco, Colleja
Swedish
Smällglim, Karpaterblära
Tatar
Шартлавык
Turkish
Gıvışgan otu
Ukrainian
Смілка звичайна
vec
Carleti
Welsh
Gludlys codrwth

Synonyms

  • Behen alpinus (Lam.) Gușul.
  • Behen angustifolius Schott ex Steud.
  • Behen antelopum E.H.L.Krause
  • Behen fabarius Link
  • Behen glareosus Fourr.
  • Behen oleraceum E.H.L.Krause
  • Behen puberulus Fourr.
  • Behen trachiatus Fourr.
  • Behen vesicarium (Schrad. ex Boreau) E.H.L.Krause
  • Behen vesicarius Fourr.
  • Behen vulgaris Moench
  • Behenantha behen (L.) Ikonn.
  • Behenantha glaucescens Schur
  • Behenantha inflata Schur
  • Behenantha saponariifolia Schur
  • Cucubalus alpinus Lam.
  • Cucubalus angustissimus Nocca & Balb.
  • Cucubalus antelopum Vest
  • Cucubalus behen L.
  • Cucubalus inflatus Salisb.
  • Cucubalus latifolius Mill.
  • Cucubalus littoralis Vis.
  • Cucubalus marginatus Schult.
  • Cucubalus montanus Vest
  • Cucubalus personii Spreng. ex Steud.
  • Cucubalus rotundifolius Steud.
  • Cucubalus saponariifolius Moench ex Steud.
  • Cucubalus scaber Fisch. ex Regel
  • Cucubalus venosus Gilib.
  • Cucubalus viridis Lam.
  • Elisanthe zawadskii (Herbich) Fuss
  • Oberna behen (L.) Ikonn.
  • Oberna littoralis (Rupr.) Ikonn.
  • Oberna wallichiana (Klotzsch) Ikonn.
  • Silene behen var. cucubalus (Wibel) Kuntze
  • Silene cucubalus Wibel
  • Silene inflata Sm.
  • Silene inflata var. littoralis Rupr.
  • Silene inflata var. pubescens DC.
  • Silene inflata var. vulgaris Turcz.

and 10 more.

Flowers

In flower
May to August (from 5,948 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.