Photo © Carl Farmer |
Found here and there on sea cliffs and sandy or gravelly shores. Also occurs on mountain rocks and scree, as in picture on left. Flower diameter c 20-25 mm ID: Inflated calyx with markings as in pic on left separates it from White Campion and white forms of Red Campion These have a non-bulging calyx, with strong vertical ribs and no cross-markings. The rare Bladder Campion also has an inflated calyx, but is upright. Other features: Leaves glaucous and somewhat fleshy. A prostrate plant, also separable from Bladder Campion by the mouth of the calyx being wider than its base, and from Red and White Campions by having 3 styles rather than 5. |
