Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0864.JPG-06-25-2017
Flower name (scientific): Silene latifolia subsp. latifolia Poiret PY: 1789
Flower name (common): White Campion
Family name (common): Pink
Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 1.0 to 1.4 inches ( 2.5 to 3.6 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 40 inches ( 30. to 102. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial/Perennial
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