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Campion (Silene physocalycina)

Description

Silene physocalycina is a carnivorous plant described first by Heinrich Carl Haussknecht and Bornm., And now became known as Melzh. Silene physocalycina is part of the genus glimmering , and the family carnivores . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Silene-is a-genus-of-flowering plants-in the-family-Caryophyllaceae. Containing approximately 700 species, it is the largest genus in the family.-Common names include-campion-(which is shared with the related genus-Lychnis) and-catchfly. Many-Silene-species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Caryophyllaceae

              • Genus: Silene