Bladder Campion
Bladder Campion on a railway embankment
Flower - 5+ stamens and 3 styles
Veined bladders - protruding styles
Calyx with 5 triangular teeth
Leaves
Silene vulgaris
Caryophyllaceae
May to August
It is found throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Bladder Campion
It grows on open and thinly-grassy places, such as, rough
pasture, railway embankments, hedge-banks and waste ground.
Bladder Campion is a native, perennial herb, growing up to 1m.
The flowers are up to 19mm across and have 5 white,
deeply-cleft petals.
There are 5 or more long stamens with purple anthers.
There are 3 long, filiform styles with pink stigmas.
The calyx has 5 triangular teeth.
Flowers may be male, female or hermaphrodite.
The leaves are pale green, lanceolate and slightly wavy.
Bladder campion may be on the decline.
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Bladder Campion on a railway embankment
Flower - 5+ stamens and 3 styles
Veined bladders - protruding styles
Calyx with 5 triangular teeth
Leaves
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