Lychnis flos-cuculi
Ragged Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin. Also known as Silene flos-cuculi. A plant of wet meadows and boggy farmland areas. Less common than formerly due to land drainage. Distinctive dissected petals, giving it its common name.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Lychnis flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin, with Gaucous Sedge, Carex flacca. Boggy ground besides Galeclose Beck, Hargill, Redmire. May.
Slide 2: Lychnis flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin, with Gaucous Sedge, Carex flacca. Boggy ground besides Galeclose Beck, Hargill, Redmire. May.
Slide 3: Lychnis flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin, with Gaucous Sedge, Carex flacca. Boggy ground besides Galeclose Beck, Hargill, Redmire. May.
Slide 4: Lychnis flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin, with Gaucous Sedge, Carex flacca. Habitat. Boggy ground besides Galeclose Beck, Hargill, Redmire. May.