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VicFlora Flora of Victoria
  1. Plantae
  2. Tracheophyta
  3. Magnoliopsida
  4. Caryophyllales
  5. Caryophyllaceae
  6. Silene

Silene vulgaris

(Moench) Garcke
Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Introduced

MuM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, VRiv, GipP, WaP, Gold, CVU, DunT, EGU, HSF, VAlp.

5 subspecies; 1 or possibly 2 subspecies naturalised in Victoria. Profile provided under subspecies.

Created by: Daniel Ohlsen, 7 Oct. 2016
Silene vulgaris (hero image) Spinning
Silene vulgaris (distribution map) Spinning
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Caryophyllaceae
genus
Silene
Higher taxa

species
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

Subordinate taxa
subspecies
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
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