Silene italica (L.) Pers.
(Italian Catchfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSilene italica (Italian Catchfly)
GenusSilene (campions and catchflies)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Norton, J.A 2005 More Mediterranean ’Aliens’ in Gosport BSBI News No 100: 46-48, Plate 3.

Silene italica (Italian Catchfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Silene italica (Italian Catchfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Silene italica (Italian Catchfly)
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