Silene dioica, (L.) Clairv.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 174-175

106. S. dioica (L.) Clairv. , Man. Herb. 145 (1811)

( Melandrium dioicum (L.) Cosson & Germ. , Melandrium rubrum (Weigel) Garcke , Melandrium silvestre (Schkuhr) Rohling ).

Like 105 but always perennial; stems eglandular or almost so; leaves broadly ovate; flowers usually red, open in daytime; calyx 10- 15 mm, teeth broadly triangular; capsule 10-15 mm, globose to broadly ovoid, dehiscing with recurved teeth. 2/z = 24. Usually in woodland. Most o fEurope, but rare in the south and absent from most o f Russia. Au Be Br Bu Cz D a Fe G a Ge Hb He Ho Hs H u Is It Ju Lu No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W) Su. Widespread and variable in habit; dwarf plants occur on mountains and exposed rocks.

Hybrids with 105, usually having pale pink flowers, occur frequently where the two species meet; they are fully fertile.