Silene

E303356

Silene is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly known as campions or catchflies, found mainly in temperate regions and noted for their showy, often pink or white, five-petaled flowers.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Silene latifolia 2
Silene canonical 1
Silene acaulis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
calyx tubular or inflated calyx ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to: Eudicots

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName campions ⓘ
catchflies ⓘ
corolla five distinct petals ⓘ
describedAs large genus of flowering plants ⓘ
distribution mainly temperate regions ⓘ
ecologicalRole host plants for moth larvae ⓘ
nectar source for insects ⓘ
family Caryophyllaceae ⓘ
flowerColor pink ⓘ
white ⓘ
flowerSymmetry radial symmetry ⓘ
flowerType showy flowers ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
growthForm annuals ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ
perennials ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
woodland edges ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement opposite leaves ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
notableSpecies Silene acaulis ⓘ
linked to: Silene

Silene dioica ⓘ
linked to: Silene

Silene latifolia ⓘ
linked to: Silene

Silene uniflora ⓘ
linked to: Silene

Silene vulgaris ⓘ
order Caryophyllales ⓘ
petalCount five ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
pollinator bees ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ
moths ⓘ
region Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy seed production ⓘ
sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ
seedDispersal wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
usedAs ornamental plants ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caryophyllaceae → notableSpecies → Silene latifolia ⓘ
linked to: Silene
Silene → notableSpecies → Silene dioica ⓘ
linked to: Silene
Silene → notableSpecies → Silene latifolia ⓘ
linked to: Silene
Silene → notableSpecies → Silene acaulis ⓘ
linked to: Silene
Silene → notableSpecies → Silene uniflora ⓘ
linked to: Silene