Flower; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1386 Date of entry: 24.09.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Rose campion
German: Vexiernelke
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (39)(family description)
Genus: Lychnis (1)
Epithet: coronaria (L.) Desr. (2)
Synonym: Agrostemma coronaria L.
coronaria => crown-like
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, red
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