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Silene conoidea L.
weed silene

       
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Images:
Silene conoidea L.

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Synonyms:
Silene conoidea L.

  COCOC8 Conosilene conica (L.) Fourr. ssp. conoidea (L.) A. Löve & Kjellq.
  PLCO12 Pleconax conoidea (L.) Sourkova
 

Distribution:
Silene conoidea L.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, CO, DE, ID, MD, MO, MT, NV, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Silene conoidea L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene
 

Classification:
Silene conoidea L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 conoidea L. – weed silene
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Silene conoidea L.

cone catchfly
weed silene

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.

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 conoidea L.

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 conoidea L.

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 20061.

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

 
 
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