Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa.

It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or a short-lived perennial plant, growing to between 40–80 centimetres tall.

White campion grows in most open habitats, particularly wasteland and fields, most commonly on neutral to alkaline soils.

Despite the wide array of conditions in which campion can thrive, it prefers sunny areas that have rich and well-drained soil.

In female plants, inbreeding depression significantly affects vegetative growth, age at first flowering and total fitness.

[12] Silene latifolia is afflicted by the fungal pathogen Microbotryum violaceum, which acts as a sterilizing sexually transmitted infection in this species.