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

       
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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
 

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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).

 
 
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