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Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) |
Color Photograph: © by and courtesy of S. Mehta, Smithsonian Institution
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Silene latiflora The smooth calyx sac, stem, and leaves will separate this species from both Evening Lychnis and Night-flowering Catchfly. Both of these species have hairy or pubescent calyx sacs and upper stems.
Silene noctiflora The smooth calyx sac, stem, and leaves will separate this species from both Evening Lychnis and Night-flowering Catchfly. Both of these species have hairy or pubescent calyx sacs and upper stems. Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) Alien: Native of Europe. Identification: Flowers white with 5 petals, each deeply cleft. Flower with 3 styles. Calyx sac greatly inflated, rounded with a fine reticulation of pink to violet lines. Flowers terminal on long flower stalks. Calyx sac, stem, and leaves not hairy. Leaves bladelike, widest at about the upper two-thirds mark. Plant 8 to 18 inches in height. Distribution: Throughout most of North America except for the southwestern and south-central United States. Habitat: Bladder Campion is a weedy species found in a variety of disturbed habitats such as fields and roadsides. Flowering period: April to August. |
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Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)
Similar Species: Evening Lychnis (Silene latifolia) Night-flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora)
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