Genus: Silene — campion

In this key, the genus Silene includes relatively few species, following the phylogenetic research of Oxelman et al. (2000) and others, rather than defining it more broadly as some have done (e.g., Morton 2005). Other genera into which the additional New England species are placed include Atocion, Eudianthe, Lychnis, Silene, and Viscaria.

Family

Caryophyllaceae (carnation family)

This genus’s species in New England

• Silene acaulis
• Silene antirrhina
• Silene caroliniana
• Silene conica
• Silene csereii
• Silene dichotoma
• Silene dioica
• Silene gallica
• Silene latifolia
• Silene nivea
• Silene noctiflora
• Silene nutans
• Silene pendula
• Silene stellata
• Silene vulgaris

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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