Lychnis coronaria
Encyclopedia
Silene coronaria is a species of flowering plant
in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae
, that is native to Asia
and Europe
. Common names include Dusty Miller (this also refers to Centaurea cineraria
and Jacobaea maritima
), Mullein-pink, Rose Campion, and Bloody William. It is cultivated as an ornamental
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
, that is native to Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Common names include Dusty Miller (this also refers to Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cineraria, the Velvet Centaurea, is – like some other plants – also known as "dusty miller". It is a small plant in the family Asteraceae and originates from the Island of Capraia in Italy, where it is called fiordaliso scogliere.The mature plants will grow from 15 cm to...
and Jacobaea maritima
Jacobaea maritima
Jacobaea maritima is a perennial plant species in the genus Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region...
), Mullein-pink, Rose Campion, and Bloody William. It is cultivated as an ornamental
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
.