• Family : Caryophyllaceae
  (Pink Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
• Basionym : Behen vulgaris Moench
• Synonym(s) : Behen trachiatus Fourr.; Behen vesicarium E.H.L.Krause; Behen vesicarius Fourr.; Behen vulgaris Moench; Behenantha behen (L.) Ikonn.; Behenantha cserei Schur; Behenantha glaucescens Schur; Behenantha inflata Schur; Behenantha litoralis (Rupr.) Ikonn.; Behenantha saponariifolia Schur; Behenantha wallichiana (Klotzsch) Ikonn.; Cucubalus behen L.; Cucubalus inflatus Salisb.; Cucubalus latifolius Mill.; Cucubalus littoralis Vis.; Lychnis behen Scop.; Oberna behen (L.) Ikonn.; Oberna behen subsp. angustifolia (Wirtg.) Soják; Oberna behen subsp. humilis (R.Schub.) Soják; Physocarpon capitatum Raf.; Physocarpon vespertinum Raf.; Silene boraeana Rouy & Foucaud; Silene brachiata Jord. ex Boreau; Silene campanulata Saut.; Silene capsiriensis Timb.-Lagr.; Silene coulteriana Otth
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
• Common name : Bladder Campion
• Habit : Perennial herb
• Habitat : Temperate and alpine Himalayas. Meadows and rocks. altitude 2000-3000 m.
• Comments / notes : A hairless perennial, readlly distinguished by its few large drooping white or greenish white flowers with deeply lobed petals
• Flower, Fruit : June-September
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
• Native : Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia, North Africa
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia, North Africa, North and South America, Djibouti
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 82; 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 3 December 2023.

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