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Silene schafta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. schafta
Binomial name
Silene schafta Gmel. ex Hohen.
Synonyms
Silene perfoliata Fenzl Silene pernoctans Fenzl Silene pichleri Stapf

Silene schafta, the Caucasian campion or autumn catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to western Asia. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a mat-forming semi-evergreen perennial, with narrow leaves and clusters of bright pink, five-petalled flowers in late summer.

The specific epithet schafta derives from a local Caspian name for this plant.

Valued in the garden as easily grown groundcover for rock gardens, Silene schafta has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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• Illustration (1846)

References

1. "Silene schafta J.G.Gmel. ex Hohen". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
5. "Kew Gardens - Plants & fungi - Silene schafta". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
6. "RHS Plant Selector - Silene schafta". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 95. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

• Silene
• Flora of Western Asia
• Taxa named by Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker