Common Name:
bladder campion
Scientific Name:
Silene vulgaris
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
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Pink Family
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems
upright to reclining on ground with upturned tips, branching near base, round, smooth or minutely pubescent, glaucous
Leaves
opposite, ovate-lanceolate to oblanceolate, entire, sessile or sometimes clasping, smooth or sometimes slightly pubescent
Flowers
5-petaled, white, petals deeply 2-lobed, sepals fused to form bladder-like tube with prominent veins, bladder dull pink to greenish-pink and veins colored; terminal clusters
