Silene schafta
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Silene schafta, the Caucasian campion[1] or autumn catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to western Asia. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a mat-forming semi-evergreen perennial, with narrow leaves and clusters of bright pink, five-petalled flowers in late summer.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. schafta |
Binomial name | |
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The specific epithet schafta derives from a local Caspian name for this plant.[3]
Valued in the garden as easily grown groundcover for rock gardens,[4] Silene schafta has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
- Illustration (1846)