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Silene disticha

Flower showing deeply divided petals and short oblong coronal scales. Hutt Valley.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 03/01/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Immature capsules. Hutt Valley.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 03/01/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Flower showing deeply divided petals and short oblong coronal scales. Hutt Valley.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 03/01/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Hutt Valley.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 03/01/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Authority

Silene disticha Willd.

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1940

Origin

N.W. Africa, Portugal, Balearic Is