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Silene vulgaris

Common Name: campion bladder,
Scientific Name: Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke, Silene cucubalus Wibel
Family Name: Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family

Identification Notes

Life Cycle: 
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems: 
upright to reclining on ground with upturned tips, branching near base, round, smooth or minutely pubescent, glaucous
Stems of Bladder Campion
Leaves: 
opposite, ovate-lanceolate to oblanceolate, entire, sessile or sometimes clasping, smooth or sometimes slightly pubescent
Leaves of Bladder Campion
Flowers: 
5-petaled, white, petals deeply 2-lobed, sepals fused to form bladder-like tube with prominent veins, bladder dull pink to greenish-pink and veins colored; terminal clusters
Flowers of Bladder Campion
Flowers of Bladder Campion
Flowers of Bladder Campion