Silene tatarica (L.) Pers. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Silene tatarica (L.) Pers.

Silene tatarica (L.) Pers.

Silene tatarica (Tartarian catchfly) is a riparian flowering plant in genus Silene found in parts of Europe and western Asia.

Genus
Silene
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Silene tatarica (L.) Pers.

Silene tatarica, commonly known as the Tartarian catchfly, is a flowering plant species belonging to the genus Silene. It is distributed in north-central Europe and western Asia, ranging from Germany and Norway eastward to western Siberia and Kazakhstan. It is a specialist species that grows in riparian habitats, and its seeds are dispersed by water.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Silene

More from Caryophyllaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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