Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Silene nivea
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene nivea
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene alba
COMMON NAME:
Snowy Campion
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Silene nivea
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene nivea
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene alba
3194
Forb
Perennial
Native north of the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Rocky or sandy flood-scoured riversides or creeksides, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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