Bare Catchfly

Silene apetala is a plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, first described in by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bare Catchfly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Silene sclerocarpa
• Silene multinervia
• Silene ramosissima
• Silene nocturna
• Silene tridentata
• Silene disticha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Silene

Species

Silene apetala

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