Silene latifolia subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet

Bladder campion (en), Silène des prés (fr), Silène à feuilles larges (fr), Silène à larges feuilles (fr), Compagnon blanc (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene > Silene latifolia

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows
 high. The stems are slender and branched. The leaves are sticky and hairy. The flowers are white and bell-shaped. They have 5 bi-lobed petals.

More

Fruiting calyx slightly inflated, teeth short; capsule teeth erect. Seeds with concave surfaces.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.8 - 1.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 6-11. Tasmania Herbarium.

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Soil texture
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young leaves are eaten in vegetable soups, boiled and stewed.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Cathartic (root), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°)	21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-22
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:921549-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000440845
COL ID	7KS4J
BDTFX ID	64192
INPN ID	141165
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Synonyms

Lychnis alba Silene pratensis Silene alba Silene latifolia subsp. alba