Flower; Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1923 Date of entry: 09.05.2012 Last update: 12.01.2020
English: Ragged Robin
German: Kuckucks-Lichtnelke
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Silene (14)
Epithet: flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet (1)
flos-cuculi => flower of cuckoo (blossom early when the cuckoo sings)
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet
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