Silene chalcedonica
Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross or scarlet lychnis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross and nonesuch.
| Silene chalcedonica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. chalcedonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene chalcedonica (L.) E.H.L.Krause | |
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It is a popular ornamental plant and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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