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Silene latifolia subsp. alba

Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

white campion

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Silene

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Authority

Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1896

Origin

Europe, N.W. Africa, S.W. Asia

Other information

Etymology

latifolia: From the Latin latus meaning broad, and folium meaning leaf, relating to the “broad-leaved” foliage of the plant.

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

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