(Silene sedoides)
Silene sedoides is a flowering plant belonging to the Carnation family . It was first described by Poir in 1789. Silene is a genus-of-flowering plants-in the-family-Caryophyllaceae. Containing approximately 700 species, it is the largest genus in the family.-Common names include-campion-(which is shared with the related genus-Lychnis) and-catchfly. Many-Silene-species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.