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Silene noctiflora L.
nightflowering silene
Symbol: SINO
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 noctiflora (nightflowering 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: 67. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
SINO Silene noctiflora L.
 

MENO3

Melandrium noctiflorum (L.) Fries
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State Distributional Map for SINO
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Plant Distribution by State

Silene noctiflora L.

SINO

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Kansas distribution information Michigan distribution information New Hampshire distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison Connecticut distribution information Iowa distribution information Maine distribution information Massachusetts distribution information South Dakota distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information North Dakota distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Vermont distribution information Missouri distribution information Rhode Island distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Silene noctiflora L.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 79 species in Silene

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Classification:
Silene noctiflora 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 noctiflora L. – nightflowering silene

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Invasive Information:
Silene noctiflora L.
        night-flowering catchfly
        sticky cockle
This plant is 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.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Introduced Information:
Silene noctiflora 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 noctiflora 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 20091.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Silene noctiflora L.

    Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images
    Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

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