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Silene gigantea  L.

Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.

Genus:  Silene  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Silene:		Silen, Greek legendary figure
	gigantea:		giant

Fig. 1:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 2:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 3:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 4:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 5:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 6:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 7:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 8:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Pyrgos 18.4.2017

Fig. 9:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Pyrgos 18.4.2017

Fig. 10:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Pyrgos 18.4.2017

Fig. 11:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Pyrgos 18.4.2017

Fig. 12:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Pyrgos 18.4.2017

Fig. 13:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Pyrgos 18.4.2017

Fig. 14:  Silene gigantea / Gigantic Catchfly Samos, Potami 15.4.2017

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