Silene coronaria
Species of flowering plant
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Silene coronaria, the rose campion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include dusty miller (which also refers to Centaurea cineraria and Jacobaea maritima), mullein-pink and bloody William. In the United Kingdom it is still widely referenced under its synonym Lychnis coronaria.[1]
| Silene coronaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. coronaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene coronaria | |
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Agrostemma coronaria L. | |
Description
Etymology
The Latin coronaria means "used for garlands".[2]
Cultivation
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,[3] as has the white-flowered cultivar 'Alba'.[4]
