Silene cognata

Silene cognata (syn. Lychnis cognata), the orange campion or orange catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to eastern and northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Primorsky Krai in Russia.[1][2][3] In the wild it is found in a wide variety of habitats, from 500 to 2000 m above sea level.[4] It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers, usually under its synonym Lychnis cognata.[5] In Korea its leaves are harvested in the wild and sold in local markets as a food.[6]

Silene cognata
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. cognata
Binomial name
Silene cognata
(Maxim.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
Synonyms[1]
  • Lychnis cognata Maxim.
  • Lychnis cognata f. albiflora W.Lee

References
  1. "Silene cognata (Maxim.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. 국립수목원 (August 2015). 한반도 자생식물 영어이름 목록집: English Names for Korean Native Plants. p. 95. ISBN 978-8997450985. 동자꽃 (Dong-ja-kkot)
  3. Widstrand, Staffan (28 July 2016). "Sweet Orange Catchfly, Lychnis cognata, a member of the Caryophyllacea, Wu Ying District Nature Reserve, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China". wildwondersofchina.com. Wild Wonders of China. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. "浅裂剪秋罗 qian lie jian qiu luo". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022. Lychnis fulgens Fischer var. cognata (Maximowicz) Regel
  5. "Lychnis cognata". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 3 suppliers
  6. Fern, Ken (23 July 2022). "Useful Temperate Plants Silene cognata". temperate.theferns.info. Temperate Plants Database. Retrieved 4 September 2022.


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