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	Silene dioica  (L.) CLAIRV.

Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.

Synon.:  Melandrium rubrum  GARCKE

Genus:  Silene  L.,  Melandrium  RÖHL.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	CLAIRV.:		Joseph Philippe de Clairville (1742 - 1830), French naturalist
	GARCKE:		Christian August Friedrich Garcke (1819 - 1904), German botanist
	RÖHL.:		Johann Christoph Röhling (1757 - 1813), German priest and botanist

Etymology:
	Silene:		Silen, Greek legendary figure
	dioica:		dioecious
	Melandrium:		melas = nightly (several species are flowering in the night)
	rubrum:		red

Fig. 1:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 29.4.2019

Fig. 2:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 29.4.2019

Fig. 3:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (another site ; fruit) D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 20.7.2015

Fig. 4:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (fruit) D Beuron 26.7.2015

Fig. 5:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Obernzell an der Donau 30.3.2014

Fig. 6:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Obernzell an der Donau 30.3.2014

Fig. 7:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Obernzell an der Donau 30.3.2014

Fig. 8:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Odenwald, Hilsenhain 23.5.2006

Fig. 9:  Silene dioica / Red Campion D Bensheim 15.5.2006

Fig. 10:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (partial color variant) D Bensheim 15.5.2006

Fig. 11:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (young plant) D Mudau 23.4.2023

Fig. 12:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (young plant) D Frankfurt-Niederrad 24.4.2019

Fig. 13:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 14:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 15:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 16:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (color variant) A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 17:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (color variant) A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 18:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (color variant) A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 19:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Malta - Valley 19.7.2010

Fig. 20:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Dachstein 20.7.2010

Fig. 21:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Dachstein 20.7.2010

Fig. 22:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (seed stem) A Dachstein 20.7.2010

Fig. 23:  Silene dioica / Red Campion (seed stem) A Dachstein 20.7.2010

Fig. 24:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Pölstal-Oberzeiring 26.6.2021

Fig. 25:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Pölstal-Oberzeiring 26.6.2021

Fig. 26:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Pölstal-Oberzeiring 26.6.2021

Fig. 27:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Pölstal-Oberzeiring 26.6.2021

Fig. 28:  Silene dioica / Red Campion A Carinthia, Koralpe 4.7.2023

Fig. 29:  Silene dioica / Red Campion Croatia, Medvednica 5.6.2006

Fig. 30:  Silene dioica / Red Campion Croatia, Velebit 29.6.2010

Fig. 31:  Silene dioica / Red Campion Croatia, Velebit 29.6.2010

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