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Caryophyllaceae
Silene

not marked as a favorite taxon *Silene noctiflora Linnaeus. Common name: Sticky Cockle, Night-flowering Catchfly, Sticky Campion. Phenology: (May-) Jun-Aug. Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl4, FNA5, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Va, W, WH3, WV; = Melandrium noctiflorum (L.) Fr. Basionym: Silene noctiflora L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Silene noctiflora - FNA5

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Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Silene noctiflora© Kenneth Lawless | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect annual of fields and other disturbed areas. Native of Europe.

Stems: Stems few-branched near the base and often branched in upper portions, coarsely stiff-hairy below and with sticky glandular hairs above.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile, 2-6 in. long; basal leaves spatula-shaped, stem leaves lance-shaped.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in loose, branching terminal clusters; white or pinkish; 3/4-1 in. wide; consisting of 5 deeply 2-lobed petals bearing a ruffled appendage at the base (creating a ruffled circle at the mouth of the corolla throat), and a glandular-hairy, inflated, cylindric calyx tube bearing 10 prominent green ribs that branch and rejoin, the tube splitting into 5 narrow lobes at the top.

Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

Comments: Flowers open at night.

Height: 8-47 in.

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description: Erect annual of fields and other disturbed areas. Native of Europe.

stems: Stems few-branched near the base and often branched in upper portions, coarsely stiff-hairy below and with sticky glandular hairs above.

leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile, 2-6 in. long; basal leaves spatula-shaped, stem leaves lance-shaped.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in loose, branching terminal clusters; white or pinkish; 3/4-1 in. wide; consisting of 5 deeply 2-lobed petals bearing a ruffled appendage at the base (creating a ruffled circle at the mouth of the corolla throat), and a glandular-hairy, inflated, cylindric calyx tube bearing 10 prominent green ribs that branch and rejoin, the tube splitting into 5 narrow lobes at the top.

fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

comments: Flowers open at night.

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