Silene uralensis
Apetalous Catchfly, Cockle
Other regional names: Mountain Campion +4 more
- Mountain Campion
- Mountain Catchfly
- Nodding Campion
- Nodding Catchfly
- Polar Campion
Also known as: Gasterclychnis uralensis Rupr. +3 more
- Gasterclychnis uralensis Rupr.
- Melandrium soczaveanum Schischk.
- Silene apetala var. arctica Fries
- Silene soczaviana (Schischk.) Bocquet
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Silene uralensis (commonly known as Apetalous Catchfly or Cockle) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. The genus Silene is notably large, comprising more than 900 species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Greenland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Svalbard, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Utah, Uzbekistan, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms