| ID = 9258 | © J R Crellin 2012 | |
| Silene nutans | 24 May 2012 | |
| Cultivated plants | Apparently this species is not dioecious exactly but certainly seems that way on first encounter. Sources vary on the exact behaviour. Some say it is gynodioecious and others that it changes from night to night ! (See the Wikipedia entry.) |
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| British Isles status: native Scarce Perennial |
Photo: J R Crellin |