Sea Campion
Taken at
Doonfoot
on 30th May 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
Taken at
Mull Of Galloway
on 31st May 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
Taken at
Ardmore Point
on 14th August 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken at
Marwick Head
on 18th July 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Sea Campion.
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AKA:
Silene uniflora.
Caryophyllales.
Caryophyllaceae.
Perennial.
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On sea cliffs and sandy or gravelly shores.
May - July.
Flowers 20 - 25 cm.
Silene probably refers to Silenus, the drunken, merry, Greek god of the woodlands.