Common Name: bladder campionScientific Name: Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke, Silene cucubalus WibelFamily Name: Caryophyllaceae - Pink FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemsupright to reclining on ground with upturned tips, branching near base, round, smooth or minutely pubescent, glaucous Leavesopposite, ovate-lanceolate to oblanceolate, entire, sessile or sometimes clasping, smooth or sometimes slightly pubescent Flowers5-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