Silene csereii

Silene csereii, the Balkan catchfly, is a species of flowering plant found in countries surrounding the Black Sea and northern Caspian Sea.^[2] It is also widely introduced to central Europe, Scandinavia, Britain, southern Canada and the northern United States.^[1]

Silene csereii
The Balkan catchfly species of flowering plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. csereii
Binomial name
Silene csereii Baumg.
Synonyms[1]
Behen csereii (Baumg.) Guşul. Oberna aeoniopsis (Bornm.) Fedor. Oberna anatolica (Melzh. & A.Baytop) Fedor. Oberna caliacrae (Jordanov & Panov) Holub Oberna csereii (Baumg.) Ikonn. Oberna schottiana (Schur) Tzvelev Silene aeoniopsis Bornm. Silene alexeji Kolak. Silene anatolica Melzh. & A.Baytop Silene caliacrae Jordanov & Panov Silene conringiifolia Andrz. Silene csereii subsp. aeoniopsis (Bornm.) Chowdhuri Silene csereii f. elatior (Guşul.) Váczy Silene csereii f. pusilla (Săvul. & Rayss) Váczy Silene csereii f. tenella (Guşul.) Váczy Silene saponariifolia Schott ex Ledeb. Silene schottiana Schur

Description

Silene csereii reaches 25–55 cm (10–22 in) tall. The leaves are opposite and entire. The inflorescence is 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, comprising a number of bisexual flowers, each with a white corolla 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) wide.^[3]