Silene uralensis
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|image = Apetalous Catchfly.jpg
|image_caption = Apetelous catchfly in Barrow, Alaska
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|status_system = TNC
|genus = Silene
|species = uralensis
|synonyms = Gastrolychnis uralensis (Rupr.)
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Silene uralensis, known by the common name apetelous catchfly{{cite web |title=Silene uralensis |url=https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SIUR |website=USDA Plants Database |publisher=USDA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711123850/https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SIUR |archive-date=11 July 2019}} or nodding campion, is a perennial plant found in Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, East Asia, and Siberia.{{cite web |title=Silene uralensis |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060898 |website=www.efloras.org |publisher=Flora of North America |access-date=2 May 2021}}
Description
Silene uralensis is identified by having tufts of basal leaves, a thick taproot, and inflated flowers that range from white to purple in color.{{cite web |title=Silene uralensis |url=https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Silene.uralensis |website=Global Plants on JSTOR |access-date=2 May 2021}}
There are three subspecies, including Silene uralensis subsp. uralensis, Silene uralensis subsp. ogilviensis, and Silene uralensis subsp. porsildii. Silene wahlbergella is sometimes treated synonymously with Silene uralensis.