Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

Ragged Robin

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Lychnis flos-cuculi

Description: This species is typical of old damp pastures and meadows, but destruction of traditional meadows has rendered it less common today than fifty years ago. Nonetheless it remains a fairly frequent species across the Province.

All names: Lychnis flos-cuculi L.; Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet

Distribution Map from NBN: Lychnis flos-cuculi at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lychnis flos-cuculi at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Lychnis flos-cuculi. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3003. Accessed on 2026-11-02.