Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Silene noctiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Silene noctiflora is an erect, annual plant growing from a slender taproot. The stem can be unbanched below the inflorescence, or with a few basal branches, the plant growing 15 - 75cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and southern Europe to western Temperate Asia (w. China), widely naturalized in much of the northern temperate zone.

HabitatArable land, disturbed ground;, most commonly on sandy soils at elevations up to 3,000 metres[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].