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Ragged Robin

Lychnis flos-cuculi

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

Family Caryophyllaceae
Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia have pink flowers with ragged petals, grows up to 1 m

Habitat:

moist, shady area along the water

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Lychnis flos-cuculi

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Comments (7)
Jopy
And have more: the whole plant contains saponins, the root of ragged robin was used for dress and hair washing as a soap...
Jopy
Thanks, Daniele :)
DanielePralong
I also just saw some of those this morning! Lovely Jopy.
Jopy
yes, indeed, they are pretty, now I read that genus Lychnos is named by the greek "lychnos" which means "light" because leaves were in ancient times served as a wick for lamps! And maybe they are so named because of the beauty of flowers :)
Debbie Stewart
I always like how raggedy but pretty these are! we have them here too, near moist areas like yours :-)

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