Silene gallica var. gallica / Shirobanamantema

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Silene gallica var. gallica / Shirobanamantema シロバナマンテマ
Bloom time: May-June

Family:	Caryophyllaceae / Nadeshikoka		Species in the genus Silene :
			Silene armeria / Mushitorinadeshiko Silene firma / Fushiguro Silene gallica / Mantema Silene gallica var. gallica / Shirobanamantema Silene kiusiana / Ogurasennou Silene sieboldii / Matsumotosennou
		Silene gallica var. gallica / Shirobanamantema シロバナマンテマ

*Silene gallica var. gallica,* an approximately 50cm tall European annual, grows wild on dry riverbeds or roadsides, with long- and glandular- hairs throughout. Stems branch well, and the lower parts somewhat crawl on the ground. With no petioles, leaves are 2-4cm long, 0.5-1cm wide, and oblong-shaped; the ones on underparts are broadly spatulate at the ends, with margins entire and somewhat undulated. One centimeter long, 5-petalled, white to light red flowers set themselves on stem tops facing the same direction. Bloom time: May-June.