Silene gallica

Botanical Description

Silene gallica is an erect to ascending, annual plant growing from a slender taproot. The stems can be branched or unbranched, around 15 - 45cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental (especially the var quinquevulnera)[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].