bladder campion
a European campion, Silene vulgaris (or S. cucubalus), of the pink family, having white flowers with an inflated calyx.
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The short turf beyond is sprinkled with the little white bladder campion and thrift and many other flowers.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts | Rosalind NorthcoteThe leaves of the Common bladder campion are smooth and shiny.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithThe Common bladder campion is to be found all summer by the edge of fields and pastures.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithYou will easily recognise the Common bladder campion by this curious calyx.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithRed centaury and yellow bed-straw and white bladder campion flourish.
Priscilla's Spies | George A. Birmingham
British Dictionary definitions for bladder campion
a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
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