Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

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])
Common name	(English common name) bladder campion, bladder catchfly, maidenstears
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu
Distribution	(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