Silene noctiflora
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Description
Coarse annual.
Leaves ovate to ovate-narrowly elliptic, 2.5-5 by 0.5-1.5 cm.
Inflorescence few-flowered;
Flowers large, bisexual, scented in the evening.
Petals pink above, yellowish below, inrolled in daytime, opening in the evening, lamina 8-12 mm.
Capsule ovoid-conical, 15-18 by 8-10 mm, shorter than calyx without teeth.
Seeds dark brown to reddish brown, flattened orbicular, rugose, 0.8-1.1 mm.