Silene gallica var. gallica
Common name: French Catchfly
Silene is named after Silenus, the tutor of Baccus, the god of wine in Roman mythology. Gallica is from the Latin word gallicus, meaning belonging to Gaul, Gallic, now French.
Occurs across much of southern Australia.
An erect herb to 50 centimetres tall. It produces white to pink flowers on one side of the stem from July to December.
This species is originally from Europe.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.
Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2914304
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/15972