Silene gallica L.

English: Common Catchfly, Windmill Catchfly

German: Französisches Leimkraut

Portuguese: Cabacinha, Erva Ovelha, Gorga

Kingdom: Plantae (2595)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)

      Order: Caryophyllales (105)

        Family: Caryophyllaceae (36)(family description)

          Genus: Silene (14)

            Epithet: gallica L. (1)

Synonym: Silene anglica L.

anglica => English

gallica => of French origin

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

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World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [695] Silene gallica - Plants For A Future database
• [1763] Silene gallica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)