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Silene dichotoma Ehrh.
dichotoma silene
Symbol: SIDI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Distribution by State


Silene dichotoma Ehrh.

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Related Taxa:
Silene dichotoma Ehrh.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 79 species in Silene

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Classification:
Silene dichotoma Ehrh.

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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 dichotoma Ehrh. – dichotoma silene

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Introduced Information:
Silene dichotoma Ehrh.
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 dichotoma Ehrh.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20063.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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