Caryophyllaceae FAMILY
Silene flos-cuculi
Silene flos-cuculi
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Silene flos-cuculi is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a soap. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Norway south and east Spain, Siberia and the Caucasus.
HabitatDamp meadows, marshes, fens and wet woods, avoiding acid soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].