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Silene latifolia Poir.
bladder campion
Symbol: SILA21
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for SILA21
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Plant Distribution by State

Silene latifolia Poir.

SILA21

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Related Taxa:
Silene latifolia Poir.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 79 species in Silene or click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Distribution of Silene latifolia ssp. alba. Introduced. Image Available.        
Silene latifolia ssp. alba
bladder campion		        
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Classification:
Silene latifolia Poir.

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 latifolia Poir. – bladder campion

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Noxious Weed Information:
Silene latifolia Poir.
The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Washington:
    Silene latifolia Poir. ssp. alba (P. Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
        white cockle     Class C noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Silene latifolia Poir.
    Silene alba (P. Mill.) Krause [=SILAA3]
        white campion
        white cockle
        bladder campion
    Silene latifolia Poir. ssp. alba (P. Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
        white cockle
        evening lychnis
        white campion
The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above are considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 
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.
 

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Introduced Information:
Silene latifolia Poir.
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 latifolia Poir.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565517.

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