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Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.[HC, HC2]
rose campion

Publication: Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(2): 643. 1792.

Origin: Introduced

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: FNA5: "Silene coronaria is commonly cultivated and occasionally escapes."

Last updated 1/16/2021 by David Giblin.


Photo © 2005 Ben Legler
(from WTU Image Collection)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Agrostemma coronaria L.
Silene coronaria (L.) Clairville[FNA5]
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