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Common on roadsides, woodland edges, and rocky ground, preferring rich soils that are not too acid. Flower diameter c 18-30 mm Skye ID: Flowers as shown, 5 petals each deeply divided. Rosy-pink colour settles it; if flowers white, then check calyx-teeth. They should be < 2.5 mm long, and not much longer than broad. Other features: Main flowering season May-June but often produces second crop in autumn. Male and female flowers on separate plants. Male flowers have 10-veined calyx-tube and females 20-veined. Produces hybrid swarms with White Campion where the two meet, but the latter is very uncommon on Skye so hybrids are also unlikely. The white-flowered plant in the picture below is an albino Red Campion; this is told by the short broad sepal-teeth. Note also the complete lack of red or purple pigment in the sepals. This would normally be present in the sepals of White Campion.
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