Silene gallica L.

English: Common Catchfly, Windmill Catchfly

German: Französisches Leimkraut

Portuguese: Cabacinha, Erva Ovelha, Gorga

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Caryophyllales (114)

        Family: Caryophyllaceae (39)(family description)

          Genus: Silene (15)

            Epithet: gallica L. (1)

Synonym: Silene anglica L.

anglica => English

gallica => of French origin

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Silene gallica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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