- Silene coronaria
-
Silene coronaria Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Silene Species: Silene coronaria Binomial name Silene coronaria
(L.) Clairv.Synonyms Agrostemma coronaria L.
Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.Silene coronaria is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that is native to Asia and Europe. Common names include Dusty Miller (this also refers to Centaurea cineraria and Jacobaea maritima), Mullein-pink, Rose Campion, and Bloody William. It is cultivated as an ornamental.
References
- Armitage, Allan M. (2001) Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half Hardy Perennials, illustrated Asha Kays and Chris Johnson. Timber Press Inc., Singapore.
- Bailey, L. H. (2005). Manual of Gardening (Second Edition).. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9550.
- Ellis, Barbara W. (1999). Taylor's Guide to Annuals: How to Select and Grow More Than 400 Annuals, Biennials, and Tender Perennials. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395943526. http://books.google.com/books?id=oggXnpOA6wwC.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892.
External links
Categories:- Silene
- Flora of Asia
- Flora of Europe
- Garden plants
- Caryophyllales stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.