Caryophyllaceae Week pink OR carnation family * Silene vulgaris * (Moench) Garcke
*sy-LEE-nee* -- from saliva, meaning stickiness; or Silenus the foster father of Bacchus ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSilene&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzepemUOkuTlU_Qm0jTtAlFIfqVtlQ> *vul-GAIR-iss* -- common ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dvulgaris&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc8WzG0q94bYP7GT7hvh6jKm-d7JA> *commonly known as*: bladder campion *Native to*: Europe, n Africa, temperate Asia; naturalized elsewhere *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBladder%2520Campion.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdvXO4yobC-7lz4nafdGREqBCtV3Q>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D242000833&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfOAboTUXm3fwCZTiw2cvFpB311Bg>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F105074&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeIWcsVt6sGuOchoNJYUP_dAcOPZQ> at Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12 [image: Silene vulgaris]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7814351688%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeK7Si3zFW6TMeM6hS80mXoo1RGlA> [image: Silene vulgaris]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7814356624%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzflvtBxbVPzcYlTzojrJX71lXUmGQ> [image: Silene vulgaris]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7814721778%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc2H3E3x0E_W7WkOqNUAoq7II2FTg> Regards. Dinesh --
