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'''''Silene''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Caryophyllaceae]]. Common names include [[campion]] (shared with the related genus ''[[Lychnis]]'') and '''catchfly'''.
[[Red Campion]] (''S. dioica'') and [[White Campion]] (''S. latifolia'') are common [[wildflower]]s throughout Europe and elsewhere. They readily hybridise to produce plants with paler pink [[flower]]s. The [[Moss campion]] is common in the high Arctic.
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Lychnis (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion to the flame-colored fls. of some species). Including Agrostemma and Viscaria. Caryophyllaceae. Interesting flower-garden herbs.
Lychnis (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion to the flame-colored fls. of some species). Including Agrostemma and Viscaria. Caryophyllaceae. Interesting flower-garden herbs.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
==Species==
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About 300 species, including:<br/>
''[[Silene acaulis]]'' (Moss Campion) <br/>
''[[Silene alpestris]]''<br>
''[[Silene armeria]]'' (Sweet William Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene biafrae]]''<br/>
''[[Silene caroliniana]]'' (Wild Pink)<br/>
''[[Silene conica]]'' (Sand Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene coronaria]]'' (Rose Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene dichotoma]]'' (Forked Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene diclinis]]''<br/>
''[[Silene dioica]]'' (Red Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene fernandezii]]''<br/>
''[[Silene fimbriata]]''<br>
''[[Silene gallica]]'' (Small-flowered Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene gazulensis]]''<br/>
''[[Silene hicesiae]]''<br/>
''[[Silene hifacensis]]''<br>
''[[Silene italica]]'' (Italian Catchfly)<br/><!-- BiolConserv137:248. -->
''[[Silene laciniata]]'' <br/>
''[[Silene latifolia]]'' (White Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene linicola]]'' (Flaxfield Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene maritima]]'' (Sea Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene noctiflora]]'' (Night-flowering Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene nutans]]'' (Nottingham Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene otites]]'' (Spanish Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene regia]]'' (Showy Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene rupestris]]'' (Rock Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene schafta]]''<br>
''[[Silene sennenii]]''<br/>
''[[Silene sorensenis]]'' (Sorensen's Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene stellata]]'' (Starry Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene suecica]]'' <br/>
''[[Silene uniflora]]'' (Sea Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene villosa]]''<br/>
''[[Silene virginica]]'' (Fire Pink)<br/>
''[[Silene viscosa]]'' (White Sticky Catchfly)<br/>
''[[Silene vulgaris]]'' (Bladder Campion)<br/>
''[[Silene wahlbergella]]'' (Northern Catchfly)
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Red campion close 700.jpg|[[Red Campion]], ''Silene dioica''
Image:Hybrid campion 800.jpg|A hybrid campion ''S. dioica'' × ''S. latifolia''
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Image:Sea campion.JPG|Sea campion, ''Silene maritima''
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Silene regina 'Prairie Fire'.jpg|''Silene regia'' "Prairie Fire"
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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