Silene chalcedonica

Silene chalcedonica
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
Synonyms
	Lychnis chalcedonica L.; Lychnis fulgida Moench;

Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross^[2]^[3]^[4] or scarlet lychnis,^[3]^[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross^[5] and nonesuch.^[6]

It is a popular ornamental plant and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Silene chalcedonica

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