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Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to July
Foraging period
January to April
Seed collection period
June to August

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Silene
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Wikidata item
Q511103
GBIF Item
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke (9172281)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, March 10). Silene vulgaris. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:24, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silene_vulgaris&oldid=1076269675
  2. Mdpi. Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants: Weeds or “New Functional Crops”?. (2021, November 20).
  3. Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)

Citation

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/632 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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