Silene cancellata

Description

Silene cancellata is a carnation species first described by Venceslas Victor Jacquemont , Michael Pakenham Edgeworth and Hook. f., and got his current name from Majumdar. Silene cancellata is included in the genus gleams , and the family of carnation plants . Lychnis is a genus of 15-25 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa. The genus is closely related to (and sometimes included in) Silene, differing in the flowers having five styles (three in Silene), the seed capsule having five teeth (six in Silene), and in the sticky stems of Lychnis. Common names include "campion" (shared with Silene) and "catchfly", the latter name based on the sticky stems.