Mallee Catchfly: Flower & Bud

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Betalains (Caryophyllales)

Family:

Carnation (Caryophyllaceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Mallee Catchfly (Silene apetala)

This Photo:

Flower & Bud

Other names:

Bare Catchfly or Sand Catchfly

Thank you Viktoria (Viktoria) for confirming the id of this species for us

EXTRA - Photo Specific Information:
This is the only flower we've found. As you can see, so well hidden.
Pink petals.
The next time we find one we'll dissect to show the individual petals.
General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Tall straggly weed with tiny flowers.

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

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