Silene vulgaris - Smällglim - Taubenkropf-Leimkraut

Silene vulgaris, SE: Smällglim, DE: Taubenkropf-Leimkraut,
NL: Blaassilene, UK: Bladder Campion


Scientific name:		Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
Synonym name:		Behen vulgaris Moench, Cucubalus behen L., Silene cucubalus Wibel, Silene inflata Sm.
Swedish name:		Smällglim, tarald, ängsglim
German name:		Taubenkropf-Leimkraut
Nederlandse naam:		Blaassilene
English name:		Bladder Campion
Family:		Caryophyllaceae, pink family, Nejlikväxter

Sweden wildflowers, Jamtland, Ragunda, Hammarstrand

_{Location: Jämtland, Ragunda; Date Picture Taken: July 20, 2008}


Life form:		Perennial herb
Stems:		Height: 20–80 cm. With many stems, stem ascending–erect, glabrous.
Leaves:		Opposite,lanceolate
Flowers:		White, petals 5, usually deeply 2-lobed; Inflorescence usually 20–50-flowered flowers nodding, uppermost subtending bracts membranous.
Flowering Period:		June, August
Fruits:		Spherical, thick-walled, yellowish, seed capsule with 6 erect teeth, 8–9 mm long capsule.
Habitat:		Meadows, forests, pastures and roadsides

Vilda blommor i Sverige: Silene vulgaris, Smällglim, Taubenkropf-Leimkraut, Blaassilene, Bladder Campion

_{Location: Jämtland, Ragunda; Date Picture Taken: July 20, 2008}

Derivation of the botanical name:
Silene probably from Greek sialon, "saliva," referring to gummy exudation on stems, and/or named for Silenus, intoxicated foster-father of Bacchus (god of wine) who was covered with foam, much like the glandular secretions of many species of this genus.
vulgaris, Latin for "common".

The standard author abbreviation Moench is used to indicate Conrad Moench (1744 – 1805), a German botanist.
The standard author abbreviation Garcke is used to indicate Christian August Friedrich Garcke (1819 – 1904), a German botanist.
The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation Wibel is used to indicate August Wilhelm Eberhard Christoph Wibel (1775 – 1814), a German botanist, mycologist, and physician.
The standard author abbreviation Sm. is used to indicate James Edward Smith (1759 – 1828), an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.

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Date Picture Taken: July 20, 2008}