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Carl Farmer |
Rare, on roadsides or waste ground. Flower diameter c 25-30 cm ID: Calyx much darker and less inflated than Bladder Campion or Sea Campion. Told from occasional white-flowered Red Campion by calyx-teeth being c 4.5-8 mm long, only 2-2.5 mm in Red C. Also hybridises with Red C. Other features: Male and female flowers on separate plants. Male (shown on left) have 10-veined calyx and 10 stamens. Female have 20-veined calyx and 5 styles. Red Campion is the same in this regard. Bladder and Sea Campions have flowers usually hermaphrodite with 10 stamens and 3 styles. Seed-pod has 10 upright teeth, recurved in Red C. |
