Silene schafta
| Silene schafta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. schafta |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene schafta | |
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Silene schafta, the Caucasian campion or autumn catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to western Asia. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a mat-forming semi-evergreen perennial, with narrow leaves and clusters of bright pink, five-petalled flowers in late summer.
The specific epithet schafta derives from a local Caspian name for this plant.
Valued in the garden as easily grown groundcover for rock gardens, Silene schafta has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
- Illustration (1846)
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