Silene coeli-rosa

Rose of Heaven
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species: S. coeli-rosa
Binomial name
Silene coeli-rosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrostemma coeli-rosea L.
  • Coronaria coeli-rosa (L.) Fr. ex Heynh.
  • Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Endl.
  • Eudianthe oculata A.Braun
  • Lychnidia coeli-rosa (L.) Pomel
  • Lychnis coeli-rosa (L.) Desr.
  • Pontinia coeli-rosa (L.) Fr.

Rose of Heaven (Silene coeli-rosa) is a flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae. It is an annual plant, grown in gardens as an ornamental plant.

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 10 May 2016
  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.


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