Silene dioica (L.) Clairv., 1811 41% complete

Red campion

Man. Herbor. Suisse: 146 (1811)


Data sources

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Sourced10 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Clairv. No source recorded
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Bibliography Man. Herbor. Suisse: 146 (1811) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1811 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Red campion No source recorded
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Observations Europe, Morocco No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 30 cm
  • 29.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 36 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 76, 86, 161, 164, 178, 251, 500, 706, 807, 842, 882
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 30 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 161, 164, 174, 178, 220, 500
Sourced
Flower color red Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 90 cm
  • 90 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 76, 86, 161, 164, 178, 251, 500, 706, 807, 842, 882
Sourced
Sexuality dioecious Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr, jun Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 18 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 178, 365, 882
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record