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Silene nocturna L.
Mediterranean Catchfly

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:416-417 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or spreading annual, herb, 0.1-0.5 m high. Fl. white-pink, Sep to Oct. Roadsides.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 May 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Chapman Valley, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Lake Grace, Morawa, Nedlands, Northampton, Perenjori, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Shark Bay, South Perth, Wanneroo, Waroona, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.