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Silene antirrhina

Species category

Weed

Common name

catchfly, sleepy catchfly, sleepy campion, sleepy silene

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

Discoid 

Size

  • Length 0.5–0.6 mm 
  • Width 0.7–0.9 mm 
  • Thickness 0.4–0.5 mm 

Color

Gray 

Texture

TuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is recessed in the straight part of the margin. The hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 has small pads on either side.

Identification notes

Tubercules have black tips and wavy margins. They are arranged in linear rows on the seed margin.

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 antirrhina L.

Synonyms

Silene antirrhina L. var. confinis Fernald
Silene antirrhina L. var. depauperata Rydb.
Silene antirrhina L. var. divaricata B.L. Rob.
Silene antirrhina L. var. laevigata Engelm. & A. Gray
Silene antirrhina L. var. subglaber Engelm. & A. Gray
Silene antirrhina L. var. vaccarifolia Rydb.
Silene antirrhina. True seeds with small pads on either side of the hilum.
Silene antirrhina. True seeds with small pads on either side of the hilum.