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Silene armeria L.
sweet William silene
Symbol: SIAR
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Silene armeria (sweet William silene) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 66. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Silene armeria L.

SIAR

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Related Taxa:
Silene armeria L.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 79 species in Silene

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Classification:
Silene armeria L.

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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 armeria L. – sweet William silene

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Introduced Information:
Silene armeria L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Silene armeria L.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20047.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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