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Silene

Silene sp.

Description:

A very small, yet beautiful wildflower.

Notes:

"Hard to tell between Silene alba & Silene noctiflora. S. noctiflora has sticky leaves and a little smaller flowers than the former."

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6 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks John!

JDP
JDP 11 years ago

Yeah, that's probably wise.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks John. I think it would be best to keep it as Silene sp., what do you think?

JDP
JDP 11 years ago

It's really hard to tell without feeling it. Here's a picture of S. noctiflora for reference: http://www.aphotoflora.com/images/caryop...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks John. Did you see the second picture of the leaves? I don't think they look sticky, what about you?

JDP
JDP 11 years ago

Hard to tell between Silene alba & Silene noctiflora. S. noctiflora has sticky leaves and a little smaller flowers than the former. Hope that helps.

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

Portland, Maine, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Sep 1, 2012

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