Family: Caryophyllaceae Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native Found on open grassland and roadsides on sandy or chalky soil Drooping white flowers with 3 styles and an oval inflated calyx, the cleft petals not overlapping. The grey-green leaves are oval and pointed, usually waxy and hairless but sometimes slightly hairy Similar: Sea Campion, S. uniflora. Erect flowers with overlapping petals

Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris
Badbury Rings, Dorset. June 2015