Silene cognata (syn. Lychnis cognata), the orange campion or orange catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to eastern and northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Primorsky Krai in Russia.[1][2][3] In the wild it is found in a wide variety of habitats, from 500 to 2000 m above sea level.[4] It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers, usually under its synonym Lychnis cognata.[5] In Korea its leaves are harvested in the wild and sold in local markets as a food.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. cognata
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References
edit- ^ a b "Silene cognata (Maxim.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ 국립수목원 (August 2015). 한반도 자생식물 영어이름 목록집: English Names for Korean Native Plants. p. 95. ISBN 978-8997450985.
동자꽃 (Dong-ja-kkot)
- ^ Widstrand, Staffan (28 July 2016). "Sweet Orange Catchfly, Lychnis cognata, a member of the Caryophyllacea, Wu Ying District Nature Reserve, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China". wildwondersofchina.com. Wild Wonders of China. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "浅裂剪秋罗 qian lie jian qiu luo". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
Lychnis fulgens Fischer var. cognata (Maximowicz) Regel
- ^ "Lychnis cognata". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3 suppliers
- ^ Fern, Ken (23 July 2022). "Useful Temperate Plants Silene cognata". temperate.theferns.info. Temperate Plants Database. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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