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Silene × hampeana Meusel & K. Werner

hybrid campion (Caryophyllaceae)

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Silene × hampeana is a common spontaneous hybrid; its pale pink flowers are intermediate between its parent species, the white-flowering Silene latifolia and the deep pink Silene dioica.

Boddington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-06-30

 hybrid campion / Silene × hampeana: _Silene_ × _hampeana_ is a common spontaneous hybrid; its pale pink flowers are intermediate between its parent species, the white-flowering _Silene latifolia_ and the deep pink _Silene dioica_.

Wherever the two parent species occur together, they are likely to form a hybrid swarm including S. × hampeana.

Moreton-in-Marsh (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-07-14

 hybrid campion / Silene × hampeana: Wherever the two parent species occur together, they are likely to form a hybrid swarm including _S._ × _hampeana_.

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