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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Silene latifolia Poir.
bladder campion, white campion, white cockle
Silene: probably from Greek sialon, "saliva," referring to gummy exudation on stems, and/or named for Silenus, intoxicated foster-father of Bacchus (god of wine) who was covered with foam, much like the glandular secretions of many species of this genus.
latifolia: Latin for "wide to broad leaves"
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 12"-40" tall forb usually hairy with glands toward the top |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/3" wide, fragrant, stalked, 5 styles, sepals tubular with purple ridges and inflating with age, petals deeply 2-lobed, opening in the evening; inflorescence with many branches; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | seeds gray |
| Leaf: | up to 10 pairs along the stem; lower stalked, upper stalkless |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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