PLANTS Profile for Silene vulgaris (maidenstears)

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PLANTS Profile

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
maidenstears

Symbol:

SIVU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		I
GL		I

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Photo of Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

Silene cucubalus

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

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Synonyms:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

	OBCO	Oberna commutata (Guss.) Ikonn.
	SICU6	Silene cucubalus Wibel
	SIIN13	Silene inflata Sm.
	SILA16	Silene latifolia (Mill.) Britten & Rendle, non Poir.

Distribution:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene

Classification:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Silene L. – catchfly
Species	Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke – maidenstears

U.S. Weed Information:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

bladder campion
cowbell
maiden's tears
rattleweed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20142.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 06:23 AM MDT