Silene cognata
Species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silene cognata (syn. Lychnis cognata), the orange campion or orange catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to eastern and northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Primorsky Krai in Russia.[1][2][3] In the wild it is found in a wide variety of habitats, from 500 to 2000 m above sea level.[4] It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers, usually under its synonym Lychnis cognata.[5] In Korea its leaves are harvested in the wild and sold in local markets as a food.[6]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. cognata |
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Silene cognata | |
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