13-714: (Redirected from Campions ) [REDACTED] Look up campion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Campion may refer to: Biology [ edit ] Campions, flowering plants in the genus Silene (carnation family, Caryophyllaceae), including: Silene acaulis , moss campion Silene coronaria rose campion Silene dioica , red campion Silene latifolia , white campion Silene tomentosa , Gibraltar campion Silene vulgaris , bladder campion Silene stenophylla , narrow-leafed campion Silene villosa , desert campion Sideridis rivularis ,
26-410: A BBC television series (1989-1990) Campion (1959 TV series) , a British mystery television series (1959-1960) Campion Cycle Company , a British maker of cycles, motorcycles and cars between 1901 and 1926 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Campion . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
39-1072: A fictional detective created by English author Margery Allingham Campion Bond , a minor character in the comic versions of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Campion (Watership Down) , a rabbit from the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams A protagonists of the Alastair Reynolds novel House of Suns A character in the HBO Max show Raised By Wolves People [ edit ] Edmund Campion (1540–1581) English Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr Paul Campion (radio host) (1969-) - Australian broadcast radio host Places [ edit ] Campion, Western Australia Campion Air Force Station , Alaska, United States Campion, Colorado , United States Sport [ edit ] Campion A.F.C. , football team in Bradford, England Other uses [ edit ] Campion (surname) Campion (1989 TV series) ,
52-596: Is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae . Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly . Many Silene species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere. Members of this genus have been the subject of research by preeminent plant ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and geneticists, including Charles Darwin , Gregor Mendel , Carl Correns , Herbert G. Baker , and Janis Antonovics . Many Silene species continue to be widely used to study systems, particularly in
65-417: Is analogous to the system found in humans and other mammals. Silene flowers are frequently visited by flies, such as Rhingia campestris . Silene species have also been used to study speciation, host-pathogen interactions, biological species invasions, adaptation to heavy-metal-contaminated soils, metapopulation genetics, and organelle genome evolution. Notably, some members of the genus Silene hold
78-418: Is the feminine form of Silenus , an Ancient Greek woodland deity who was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus . Lychnis is also the common name of Hadena bicruris , a species of noctuid moth . The larva of this moth feeds on Silene (formerly Lychnis ) species, as do some other Lepidoptera including cabbage moths (recorded on Silene chalcedonica ), grey chi and case-bearers of
91-499: The campion, a moth of Europe and Asia Campion (lacewing) , a genus of mantidfly in subfamily Mantispinae of family Mantispidae Education [ edit ] Campion College , Old Toongabbie, Australia Campion College , Kingston, Jamaica Campion College (Regina, Canada) Campion College, Gisborne Campion House College , Osterley, London Campion Hall, Oxford Campion School (disambiguation) (several) Fiction [ edit ] Albert Campion ,
104-405: The distinction of harboring the largest mitochondrial genomes ever identified. Silene was originally described by Linnaeus . Divisions of the genus into subgenera or sections before 2003 do not seem to be well-supported by molecular evidence. The genus Lychnis is closely related to (and sometimes included in) Silene . When treated as a distinct genus, it can often be differentiated by
117-623: The fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. The genus has been used as a model for understanding the genetics of sex determination for over a century. Silene species commonly contain a mixture of hermaphroditic and female (or male-sterile) individuals ( gynodioecy ), and early studies by Correns showed that male sterility could be maternally inherited, an example of what is now known as cytoplasmic male sterility . Two independent groups of species in Silene have evolved separate male and female sexes ( dioecy ) with chromosomal sex determination that
130-600: The genus Coleophora including C. albella (feeds exclusively on Silene flos-cuculi ). Many species of Silene are in cultivation for perennial gardens. Some have gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit , including Silene flos-jovis and Silene schafta . Silene undulata (syn. S. capensis ) is known as iindlela zimhlophe ("white paths") by the Xhosa of South Africa . A Xhosa diviner identifies and collects
143-480: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Campion&oldid=1219421042 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Plant common name disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Silene See list of Silene species Silene
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#1732800834889156-583: The number of flower styles (five in Lychnis' and three in Silene ), the number of teeth of the seed capsule (five in Lychnis' and six in Silene ), and by the sticky stems of Lychnis . Sexual systems vary across species. Most Silene species are hermaphroditic representing 58.2% of Silene species, 14.3% are dioecious , 13.3% gynodioecious , and 12.2% are both gynodioecious and gynomonoecious . Trioecy , andromonoecy , and gynomonoecy have also been reported but are extremely rare. Silene
169-580: The plant from the wild. The roots are ground, mixed with water, and beaten to a froth, which is consumed by novice diviners during the full moon to influence their dreams . They also take it to prepare for various rituals. The root has such a strong, musky essence that the diviners who consume it exude the scent in their sweat. Silene vulgaris , or bladder campion, is eaten in some Mediterranean countries. Young leaves may be eaten raw, and mature leaves are boiled, fried, stewed or mixed into dishes such as risotto . Fossil † Silene microsperma seeds from
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