Silene uniflora
Common name
sea campion
Synonyms
Silene vulgaris subsp. maritima (With.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
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.
SILUNI
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
White
Etymology
uniflora: Single-flowered
Attribution
Runyeon, H.; Prentice, H.C. 1997: Genetic differentiation in the Bladder campions, Silene vulgaris and S. uniflora (Caryophyllaceae), in Sweden. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 61: 559–584.
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: Ogle, C. (Year at time of access): Silene uniflora Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/silene-uniflora/ (Date website was queried)