The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Genus:
Silene L. L.
Species:
Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gren. & Godron
Synonym(s):

Lychnis alba P. Miller

Silene alba (P. Miller) Krause

Silene latifolia Poiret

Species Common Name:
White campion
Habitat:
Disturbed, open places; prairies
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent south central and southwest; frequent to common elsewhere
Origin:
Not native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e5197