Citation: J. Gmelin ex Hohen., Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 12:397 (1838).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Moss campion.

Description:
Small ascending perennial c. 15 cm high, the stems pubescent with stellate and septate hairs; roots woody; leaves obovate, ciliate, tapering into short petioles.

Flowers 1-3, almost terminal, erect, shortly pedicellate; calyx clavate, 1-2 cm long, 10-ribbed, pubescent, reddish; petals violet, obtuse, notched, with 2 scales at the base of the claw, glabrous; styles 3 or 4.

Capsule oblong, on a carpophore as long as itself.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: YP, SL.   Native to the Caucasus. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Aug. — Oct.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: Partly because of the large number of species in this genus, identification of some species, including this one, is not certain.

Author: Not yet available