Catchfly Silene Fuscata

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A walk through the Flowers     Silene fuscata   Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)

Photo gallery of 3 photos for Catchfly Silene Fuscata

This low, tufted flower is densely hairy and sticky. The ones we photographed, in two separate places, were about 15 cm high.

Flowers. Feb-May.

Size. 15 cm (short)

Flower Blossom. 5 petals; 10 mm. The 5 pink petals, 10 mm diameter, are separate, and seemed to be asymmetrically arranged most of the time.

Leaves. The stem leaves are opposite pairs, 10 mm long.

Habitat. Fields and cultivated land.