Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Silene laciniata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Silene laciniata is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a thick, fleshy taproot with a branched caudex. It produces one to several, straggling to erect, branched or unbranched stems 20 - 120cm long[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its large, beautiful scarlet flowers[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, northern Mexico

HabitatChaparral, oak woodlands, dry open woodlands, sea slopes, rocky hillsides and cliffs; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].