Silene cognata

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]

Silene cognata
Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. cognata
Binomial name
Silene cognata (Maxim.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
Synonyms[1]
Lychnis cognata Maxim. Lychnis cognata f. albiflora W.Lee