Silene conica L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Caryophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Silene conica L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Erect annual 2–5 dm, the stems puberulent below, glandular above; lvs linear to narrowly lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2–5 cm × 1.5–6 mm; fls 5–13; pedicels 1–3 cm; cal ca 30- nerved, eventually 12–17 × 5–7 mm, the lobes attenuate, 5–7 mm; pet white to reddish, conspicuously surpassing the cal, the blade 3–6 mm, shallowly 2-lobed, the appendages 1–2 mm, deeply 2-lobed; fr 8–10 mm, 3-locular at the base; seeds 0.6–0.9 mm wide; 2n=20. Native of Eurasia, sparingly intr. as a weed of waste places mainly along our Atlantic coast, but also inland to Mich. May–July.