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Silene alpestris Jacq.

Alpine campion (Caryophyllaceae)

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Synonym | Silene quadrifida (L.) L.

Silene alpestris is native to the eastern Alps and Balkans; it has become naturalised in a few upland areas, chiefly in Scotland.

Schneeberg, Austria; 2013-06-30

 Alpine campion / Silene alpestris: _Silene alpestris_ is native to the eastern Alps and Balkans; it has become naturalised in a few upland areas, chiefly in Scotland.

The flowers of Silene alpestris are distinctively edged with 4 rounded lobes.

Rax, Austria; 2004-08-28

 Alpine campion / Silene alpestris: The flowers of _Silene alpestris_ are distinctively edged with 4 rounded lobes.

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