| Silene ovata | |
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| Silene ovata in flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Silene ovata | |
Silene ovata, the Blue Ridge catchfly[2] or ovate-leaved catchfly, is a herbaceous plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is a perennial plant growing up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall, that has numerous white flowers, each finely fringed with a tube. It has large opposite leaves without petioles, which are 5–12 cm (2.0–4.7 in) long and taper to a long point, and 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) wide.[3][4]
- ^ Silene ovata NatureServe
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silene ovata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles, and C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, p.448
- ^ Steele, W. C., ed. 1967. Wildflowers of the United States: Southeastern States, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, USA, p.448