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Sea Campion

Silene maritima

Photo by R.Garcia
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small, clump-forming perennial with tiny, grey-green leaves that produce comparatively large white flowers through the spring and summer. As the name suggests, this plant thrives in a seaside climate. This plant belongs to the "pink family", CARYOPHYLLACEAE (Order Caryophyllales).

Habitat:

Found this cute plant between rocks in the beach.

Species ID Suggestions

Sea Campion

Silene maritima

Comments (2)

Thanks a lot for the ID DespinaTsafetopoulou :D

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