Silene indica

Silene indica, the Indian campion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to northern Pakistan, the Himalayas, and southern Tibet.^[1][2] It typically grows at elevations of 2,300 to 3,900 m (7,500 to 12,800 ft).^[3]

Silene indica
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. indica
Binomial name
Silene indica Roxb. ex Otth
Synonyms[1]
List Lychnis bhutanica W.W.Sm. Lychnis ciliata Wall. Lychnis eriostemon Wall. Lychnis indica (Roxb. ex Otth) Benth. Lychnis nutans Benth. Melandrium fimbriatum Walp. Melandrium indicum (Roxb. ex Otth) Walp. Silene bhutanica (W.W.Sm.) Majumdar Silene thomsonii Majumdar

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Silene indica var. bhutanica (W.W.Sm.) Bocquet
• Silene indica var. indica