• Family : Caryophyllaceae
  (PINK FAMILY)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
• Basionym : Behen vulgaris Moench
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
• Common name : Bladder Campion
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Meadows and rocks
• Comments / notes : A hairless perennial, readlly distinguished by its few large drooping white or greenish white flowers with deeply lobed petals
• Native : Temp. Eurasia, N. & S. Africa
• World Distribution : Eastern hemisphere
• Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 52;
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Silene vulgaris. Downloaded on 29 November 2020.

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