White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. This is a male flower. White Campion has quite large flowers compared to Red Campion.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. A male plant (the species has females and males on separate plants).
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. Classic White Campion calyx, hairy and with ridges that can be reddish or greenish, the teeth being around twice as long as Red Campion.
Albino Red Campion (Silene dioica)(20/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Put in here as a comparision. This is not White Campion - it is actually albino Red Campion because the calyx of the White Campion (see earlier image) is more bulbous and pale with darker green or reddish veins (plus it has larger and showier flowers).
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. The calyx of a female flower has around 20 veins as here (male around 10, and is less bulbous than the female calyx).
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. Female flower - there are actually five styles here (two top (which look like one), two bottom left and one on the right).
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. Female flower makro shot.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. This female is a bit older - you can now see the fused-looking styles are now separated into the classic five styles for this species.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. Some spent female flowers below - see how bulbous the calyx has become? That's because it is housing the developing seeds.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. This specimen has a particurly pink calyx.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Female flower.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. These are the male flowers (the species has females and males on separate plants).
White Campion (Silene latifolia) (22/05/2022) Footpath beneath bridge over river on road leading to Upper Beeding/ Shoreham/Steyning roundabout, Steyning, W Sussex. It's a very hairy plant.