Species
Silene coronaria
Common Name(s)
rose campion
Authority
Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv.
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
SILCOR
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Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites
Synonyms
Agrostemma coronaria L.
Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.
Features
A clump forming perennial. The whole plant is densely covered in long woolly silvery hairs. Flowering stems erect 30 - 100cm tall. Lower leaves are loosely tufted and oblanceolate in shape tapering to long stalk; 10-25cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Purplish pink or white, flowers are borne in panicles on branching grey stems between December and February.
Similar Taxa
Woolly silvery hairs distinguish rose campion from other Silene spp. in N.Z. (Webb et al. 1988)
Flower Colours
Red / Pink,Violet / Purple,White
Year Naturalised
1878
Origin
S.E. and C. Europe, N.W. Africa, Asia Minor
Reason for Introduction
Ornamental
This page last updated on 3 Dec 2015