PLANTS Profile for Silene involucrata ssp. involucrata (arctic catchfly)

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Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata
arctic catchfly

Symbol:

SIINI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Line Drawing of Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata

Lychnis affinis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 70. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata

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Synonyms:
Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata

	GAAF	Gastrolychnis affinis (J. Vahl ex Fr.) Tolm. & Kozh.
	GAIN4	Gastrolychnis involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
	LYAF	Lychnis affinis J. Vahl ex Fr.
	LYFU3	Lychnis furcata (Raf.) Fernald
	LYGI	Lychnis gillettii B. Boivin
	MEAF4	Melandrium affine (J. Vahl ex Fr.) J. Vahl
	MEFU3	Melandrium furcatum (Raf.) Hadac
	SIFU3	Silene furcata Raf.

Distribution:
Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata


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USA (AK), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene, 2 subspecies in Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet

Classification:
Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Silene L. – catchfly
Species	Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet – arctic catchfly
Subspecies	Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata – arctic catchfly

More Accounts and Images:
Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet ssp. involucrata

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524704.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 09:51 AM CDT