Flower; Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Leaf insertion; Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1302 Date of entry: 15.05.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Nottingham Catchfly
German: Nickendes Leimkraut
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Silene (14)
Epithet: nutans L. (2)
nutans => nodding, drooping
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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