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
Leaves:
opposite, ovate-lanceolate to oblanceolate, entire, sessile or sometimes clasping, smooth or sometimes slightly pubescent
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 







