VMS -- Botany (f24r) Silene/Campion

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

     The plant drawing in f24r appears to be related to the Silene
genus. S. latifolia is a reasonably close match; however, there are a
few mismatches: no dots in the petals, no flowers found with exactly 14
petals, and no heart shaped curves have been seen at the base of the
leaves. In general, though, the plant in the VMS does seem to have
features found in the Silene genus, which provides a reasonable place to
start.

Photo:
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/silenelati.html
http://www.wisc.edu/botit/img/bot/401/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllidae/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/S_latifolia/Flower_KS_.jpg

http://www.wisc.edu/botit/img/bot/401/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllidae/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/S_latifolia/S_latifolia_KS_.jpg

S. cucubalus:
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/croplive/cropprot/weedguid/bladderc.htm
http://www.lclark.edu/~florance/planttax/caryophyllaceae/s_cucubalus.html

http://www.wisc.edu/botit/img/bot/401/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllidae/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/S_cucubalus/S_cucubalus_KS_.jpg

http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/silenevulg.html

Notice the groove in the stem of the following dried specimen. This
compares nicely with the apparent stem grooves in the VMS drawings for
f24r.

Stem Groove/Dried Plant (S. conica):
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/s/bilder/silen/silecoi1.jpg

Better looking leaves, but not quite the same as in the VMS:
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/s/bilder/silen/silenoc4.jpg

Illustration/Dried:
http://www.mta.ca/~rthompso/nativeflora/Thalamiflorae/Page27.html


Species:
latifolia ssp. alba:
http://mapage.cybercable.fr/mek/silene2.jpg
vulgaris:
http://mapage.noos.fr/mek/silene3.jpg

Description:
http://www.gardenbed.com/s/3669.cfm

Regards,
Dana Scott