Species Synonym(s): None
Common Name(s): bladder-campion, evening lychnis, white campion, white cockle
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
Family Synonym(s): None
Native Range (GRIN):
Selected images from Bugwood.org
Chris Evans, University of Illinois
Chris Evans, University of Illinois
Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
David Cappaert
Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): No
All Uses (GRIN): Potential seed contaminant
Summary: white cockle (Silene latifolia) is a Terrestrial species.
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions
No Data
Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions
No Data
Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)
No Data
OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions
FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands
FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)
UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae |
| Order: Caryophyllales |
| Family: Caryophyllaceae |
| Subfamily: Caryophylloideae |
| Tribe: Sileneae |
| Genus: Silene |
| Subject: Silene latifolia ssp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet |