| Synonyms: |
Atocion armeria (L.) Raf. |
| Common names: | Sweet william catchfly (English) |
| Description: | |
| Notes: | Included based on the following from FZ 1(2), p. 352. "Silene armeria L., a garden species native of S. and C. Europe, has been recorded, but on one occasion only, from Inyanga, S. Rhodesia, as an escape". |
| Derivation of specific name: | armeria: from the Latin, referring to the similar appearance to another genus, Armeria, which contains the sea-pinks. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Central and Southern Europe to Turkey |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 32. |