#genus_Silene large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly
supertype: #caryophylloid_dicot_genus__caryophylloiddicotgenu genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
member of: #family_Caryophyllaceae
member: #silene__campion__catchfly any plant of the genus Silene
member: #moss_campion__Silene_acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
member: #wild_pink__Silene_caroliniana perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
member: #red_campion__red_bird's_eye__Silene_dioica__Lychnis_dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
member: #white_campion__whitecampion__evening_lychnis__white_cockle__whitecockle__bladdercampion__Silene_latifolia__Lychnis_alba bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
member: #fire_pink__Silene_virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
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