Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke subsp. vulgaris

Stems glabrous or rarely sparsely hairy, 30–80 cm tall; all shoots dying back during winter. Lvs glabrous, rarely hairy, sometimes scabrid on margin, shape variable, (1.5)–3–10 × (0.5)–1–2 cm. Infl. (3)–6–30–(40)-flowered; bracts scarious. Calyx contracted at mouth. Capsule narrow-mouthed; teeth erect to spreading.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: (Oct.)–Nov.–Jan.–(Mar.); Fruiting: (Oct.)–Dec.–Feb.–(May)