SILENE GALLICA


Common names:Windmill Pink, Small-flower Catchfly
Description: Annual reaching 10-40 cm. Decumbemnt to erect stems with short, bristly hairs.
Flowers: 6-10 mm, hairy, 10 viened lobes with leafy bracts. White pink or lavender in color. Ovoid fruit with small grey seed, about 1mm.
Leaves: Larger at the bottom, smaller up top. Oblong and lanceolate shaped. 1-3.5 cm in length.
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Habitat and Ecology: Native to Western and Southern Europe and the Mediterannean.