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Silene is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Caryophyllaceae.
Containing nearly 900 species, it is the
largest genus in the family.
Common names...
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Silene latifolia,
commonly known as
white campion, is a
dioecious flowering plant in the
family Caryophyllaceae,
native to most of Europe,
Western Asia...
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Silene dioica (syn.
Melandrium rubrum),
known as red
campion and red catchfly, is a
herbaceous flowering plant in the
family Caryophyllaceae,
native to...
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Silene virginica, the fire pink, is a
wildflower in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae. It is
known for its
distinct brilliant red flowers. Fire pink begins...
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Silene vulgaris, the
bladder campion or maidenstears, is a
plant species of the
genus Silene within the
family Caryophyllaceae.
Native to the Old World...
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Silene undulata (Xhosa:
iindlela zimhlophe—"white ways/paths", also
known as
Silene capensis, and
African dream root) is a
plant native to the Eastern...
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Silene coronaria, the rose campion, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Caryophyllaceae,
native to Eurasia.
Other common names include dusty...
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Silene chalcedonica (syn.
Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross or
scarlet lychnis, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Caryophyllaceae, native...
- In
inorganic chemistry,
silenes, or disilalkenes, are
silicon compounds that
contain Si=Si
double bonds,
where the
oxidation state of Si is +2. The parent...
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Silene noctiflora is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Caryophyllaceae known by the
common names night-flowering catchfly,
nightflowering silene...
