Common name:
Sea campion
Family:
Scientific name:
Silene uniflora
Synonym:
Silene maritima
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the UK, mainly in coastal regions
Height:
Up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Pebble beaches, sea cliffs, inland mountains
Flowers:
Up to 25 mm in diameter; produced in small clusters (up to four heads). Flowers have five broad, white, overlapping, spreading, deeply notched petals with slightly irregular margins. The calyx is cylindrical to oblong, crossed by a net of brown or purplish veins. The three styles and ten stamens are exserted
Leaves:
Oblanceolate, grey-green, with a waxy surface
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
