Silene alba, White Campion - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: White Campion

Botanical name & synonyms: Silene alba, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba, Lychnis divaricata, Lychnis macrocarpa, Lychnis pratensis, Lychnis vespertina, Melandrium album, Melandrium boissieri, Melandrium dioicum subsp. album, Melandrium eriocalycinum, Melandrium latifolium, Melandrium marizianum, Silene dioica, Silene macrocarpa, Silene pratensis

Family: Pink, carnation (Caryophyllaceae)

• native to Eurasia
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 100cm
  

• flower VI to IX
  

• plant community: wasteland, ruderal
  

• for butterflies
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 0,8 gram