Silene dioica, Red campion - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Red campion

Botanical name & synonyms: Silene dioica, Melandrium rubrum, Agrostemma dioicum, Agrostemma sylvestris, Lychnis dioica, Lychnis diurna, Lychnis rubra, Lychnis sylvestris, Melandrium dioicum, Melandrium diurnum, Melandrium intermedium, Melandrium pratense, Melandrium purpureum, Melandrium rubrum, Melandrium stenophyllum, Melandrium sylvestre, Saponaria dioica, Silene diurna, Silene hornemannii, Silene rubra

Family: Pink, carnation (Caryophyllaceae)

• native to Europe
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 80cm
  

• flower IV to VI
  

• plant community: wet meadow, forest edges
  

• for butterflies, for bees
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 0,7 gram