Silene colorata is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Lebanon and surrounding mediterranean areas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mediterranean 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 scabriflora
- Silene bellidifolia
- Silene damascena
- Silene pendula
- Silene palaestina
- Silene psammitis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
- Species
- Silene colorata
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