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Silene nutans L.
Eurasian catchfly
Symbol: SINU2
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Silene nutans (Eurasian catchfly) 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: 64. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Silene nutans L.

SINU2

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Related Taxa:
Silene nutans L.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 79 species in Silene

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Classification:
Silene nutans 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 nutans L. – Eurasian catchfly

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Introduced Information:
Silene nutans 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 nutans L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20095.

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