Flower; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1513 Date of entry: 08.01.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Autumn catchfly
German: Schafta-Leimkraut
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (39)(family description)
Genus: Silene (15)
Epithet: schafta Gmel. ex Hohen. (1)
schafta => vernacular name for Silene schaftaa from the area around the Caspian Sea
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
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