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Silene dioica

Species category

Weed

Common name

red catchfly, red campion

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Circular and compressed

Size

  • Length 1–1.3 mm
  • Width 1–1.3 mm
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm

Color

Dark gray; tubercle tips black.

Texture

Tubercles are in not well organized concentric rows.

Other structures

Collar surrounds hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 extends slightly above the margin edge.

Identification notes

Collar completely surrounds the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
. Seed appears spiny.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Silene spp.

Nomenclature

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Valid name

Silene dioica (L.) Clairville

Synonyms

Lychnis dioica L.
Melandrium dioicum (L.) Coss. & Germ.
Melandrium dioicum (L.) Coss. & Germ. ssp. rubrum (Weigel) D. Löve
Melandrium rubrum (Weigel) Garcke

Silene dioica. True seeds with a collar surrounding the hilum that extends slightly above the margin edge.
Silene dioica. True seeds with a collar surrounding the hilum that extends slightly above the margin edge.