Silene verecunda
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silene verecunda is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name San Francisco campion.[1]
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Silene verecunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. verecunda |
Binomial name | |
Silene verecunda | |
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It is native to western North America, particularly California and Baja California, as well as Nevada and Utah. It grows in a number of habitat types, from coastline to high alpine mountain slopes, and including chaparral, woodlands, and meadows.