Silene gallica
Common Name:
Small-flowered Catchfly
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wimmera, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Victorian Volcanic Plain Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (CDEHJKMNPRSTUVWXZ) naturalised all States except NT
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Widely naturalized
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Flower Description:
White to pink
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Habit:
Erect annual to 45 cm high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Petals are entire or notched at the apex and the calyx is covered in hairs that are tipped with a gland
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Conservation status:
Introduced
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria