Silene vulgaris




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
Scientific name Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
Synonyms Behen vulgaris Moench; Cucubalus behen L.; Cucubalus latifolius Miller; Cucubalus venosus Gilibert; Oberna commutata (Gussone) S. Ikonnikov; Silene behen (L.) S. Ikonnikov var. cucubalus (Wibel) Kuntze; Silene cucubalus Wibel; Silene inflata Smith; Silene inflata Smith var. vulgaris Turczaninow; Silene latifolia (Miller) Britten & Rendle, non Poiret; Silene latifolia (Miller) Britten & Rendle, non Poiret var. pubescens (de Candolle) Farwell; Silene venosa (Gilibert) Ascherson; Silene wallichiana Klotzsch
Common name (Japanese common name) shiratama-sou (シラタマソウ, 白玉草 [meaning: white balls weed])
(English common name) bladder campion, bladder catchfly, maidenstears
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu
(Other nations) [native] Europe
Habitat Roadside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=24, 48
Description Plants 20-50cm tall. Flowers white or partly pale pink (very variable; Japanese naturalized species is mainly white) corollas ca. 1.5-2cm, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
Synergistic herbicidal mixtures (US Patent 6645911/2003)
Chlorogenic acid and an analog thereof for immune system stimulation (US Patent 7288271/2007)
Herbicidal mixtures (WIPO Patent WO/1998/004134)
Immune system stimulation (WIPO Patent WO/2002/047703)
Note Naturalized plants (introduced as a garden plant in early 20th).



June 2008
at roadside in Hokkaido
June 2008
at roadside in Hokkaido
June 2008
at roadside in Hokkaido



June 2008
at roadside in Hokkaido
June 2008
at roadside in Hokkaido