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: 07.01.2021
English: Nottingham Catchfly
German: Nickendes Leimkraut
Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Caryophyllales (124)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Silene (14)
Epithet: nutans L. (2)
Synonym: Silene nutans Rouy & Foucaud
nutans => nodding, drooping
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
Check for Silene nutans at