• Silene dioica (L.) Clairv. - Red Campion - Caryophyllaceae

© Fiona McCrory

© Paul Hackney

© Paul Hackney

(Map updated: March 2008)

© Paul Hackney

An herbaceous perennial with an attractive pink flower, up to about 2 ft (60 cm) tall, occurring on sea cliffs, woods and hedge banks; absent from many parts of Co. Down and Co. Armagh.

Lychnis dioica is an alternative name.

All names: Silene dioica (L.) Clairv.; Lychnis dioica L.; Melandrium dioicum (L.) Coss. & Germ.; Melandrium rubrum (Weigel) Garcke

NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database

iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database

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