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Silene gallica L. var. gallica

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or ascending, rather viscid annual, herb, 0.1-0.5 m high. Fl. pink-white, Jul to Dec. Sandy soils. Disturbed areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 May 2000

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Koorda, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Moora, Murray, Nedlands, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Ravensthorpe, Shark Bay, South Perth, Subiaco, Swan, Trayning, Wanneroo, Waroona, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.