Silene conica

Silene conica is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names striped corn catchfly^[1] and sand catchfly.^[2] It grows in dunes and sandy soils and is widespread in Europe and western Asia.^[3] It has an annual life history and produces self-compatible hermaphroditic flowers and occasional male-sterile flowers (i.e., gynomonoecy). Like other members of Silene section Conoimorpha, S. conica is readily recognizable based on its bright pink petals and the prominent, parallel veins on its calyx.^[4] In contrast to most flowering plants, S. conica appears to have a very rapid rate of mitochondrial mutation, and has the largest mitochondrial genome (11.3 Mb) ever identified.^[5]

Silene conica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. conica
Binomial name
Silene conica L.