Short Description
The bladder campion can grow up to 50 cm high.
The leaves are opposite each other. They are mostly narrowly lanceolate and pointed.
The stem is usually richly branched and hairless.
The flowers consist of five white to light pink petals. They are surrounded by a puffy, reticulated calyx. Usually only male or only female flowers are found on a plant. The anthers protrude from the male flowers and the stigmas from the female flowers.
The fruit is an ovoid capsule fruit. It has small teeth on the upper edge.
Features
Bladder campion
Silene vulgaris
inflated calyxes
net patterned calyx
In the city
In the city, it is common along roadsides, on meadows and on railway property. It prefers dry and sunny sites with nutrient-rich, calcareous soils.
Fun Facts
The flowering period is from June to September.
It lives for several years and generally flowers and fruits annually (perennial plant).
- Endangerment level Germany: not endangered
The young shoots can be eaten cooked or raw.
Sources
Habitus, Aroche, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silene_vulgaris_maritima1.jpg
Blätter, Guettarda, CC-BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silene_vulgaris_leaf_arrangement_2.jpg
Blüten, Michael H. Lemmer, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silene-vulgaris-170704-800-1.jpg
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