26. Ragged Robin

No 26
Common Name: Ragged Robin
Scientific Name: Silene flos-cuculi
Irish Name:  Lus síoda
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: marshes and damp meadows
Uses: Ragged-Robin is much loved by butterflies – among them our Common Blue – and long-tongued bees who feed on the nectar produced by the plant.

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