Silene gallica var. anglica (L.)Mert.& Koch
Conservation status: N
First record: Ray, 1670 Last record: GMS Easy, 1991
Silene anglica, Bab.1860: The Chippenham gravel pit locality according to W West J.Bot. 1898 belongs rightly to S. otites. S anglica L. according to West should read ' 5. To the east of Chippenham'. (spec. in Hb Bab. from Chippenham, Cambs. 29 July 1852.) EF Warburg in CNHS. 34
Whaddon, 29.6.1890, WM Palmer, Diary, ann.Bab., & CGE. [spec.not found.] 47
Haddenham Fen, AF.cat. 5.10.1887, AF.ann. 55
Weston Colville, 1911, CEM ann. 66
In the corn by the Devil's Ditch, John Ray, BM.
Lychnis sylvestris annua angustifolia flore rubente. Small narrow–leaved wild Campion. This Mr. Dent Apothecary in Cambridge, found among Corn near the Devils–ditch in Cambridge–shire.Ray,1670,202. [no C– only dagger]
Lychnis sylvestris annua angustifolia flore rubente. Among the Corn near the Devils ditch on Newmarket heath. Ray,1685,12.
Lychnis sylvestris flore albo minimo Hist. nost. p.906 [Ray,1688a,– description only] Small annual narrow–leaved Wild Campion. Mr Dent found this among Corn near the Devils ditch in Cambridgeshire. Ray,1688b,15.
In the corn by the Devil's Ditch, John Ray, n.d., BM.
Lychnis sylvestris flore albo minimo Hist. nost. p. 996. Small Corn Campion with a very small white Flower. Found by Mr. Dent among Corn near the Divels–Ditch in Cambridgeshire; Ray,1690,140; Ray,1696,201; Ray,1724,339.
Lychnis flore albo minimo Martyn,1727,91.
Lychnis fl. albo min. Newmarket Heath. JM.ann.Index Loc.
Lychnis flore albo minimo. Small corn Campion, with a very small, white flower. Among the corn near the Devil's–ditch, on New–market Heath. Cat.Cant.App. Martyn,1732,2:101.
Silene anglica. Newmarket. In and about the Devil's Ditch. In the corn near the ditch. Mr Ray. Martyn,1763,Herbat.IX.
Silene anglica D(evils) D(itch) Fisher ann. Berkenhout,121.
Silene anglica English Catchfly. Newmarket, near the Devil's Ditch. Relhan,1785.
Newmarket, in the ploughed Lands, on the Right Hand side, near the Turnpike. Relhan,1802;1820.
Nr the Devil's Ditch, Dent, Bab.ann.
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Chippenham Gravel–pit. Relhan,1802;1820.
S. anglica To the east of Chippenham, Bab.ann.
Chippenham, CC Babington, 29.7.1852, CGE.
To the east of Chippenham. 29.7.1852, Babington. J.Bot.1898,250.
NE angle of crossroads 3 m. beyond Newmarket on Bury Rd. Mills ann.Bab.
cornfield, Newmarket to Mildenhall, 5 miles from Newmarket, [=Chippenham, A.11], Dr Moss, 6.1916, CGE.
Nr Newmarket, CE Moss, 7.1916, CGE. det. PD Sell.
Chippenham, 15.7.1950, M Southwell, CGE.
At Chippenham in cornfield left of second trackway, on right beyond Kennet stream, beyond Red Lodge, towards Newmarket. Many plants along side parallel with main road, some beside trackway.15.7.1950, M Southwell, Habitat Notebook.
Field edge by Newmarket – Barton Mills Road, 688.691, M Southwell, 1951.
More Silene anglica in Chippenham, in cornfield left of trackway (where it turns left of first wood) which is right of road from Chippenham to Badlingham, 7.8.1951, M Southwell, Habitat Notebook.
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1 plant, former cornmill, Newmarket [corn silos/railway sidings], 647.630, GMS Easy, 26.7.1989; a few plants, Easy with G Crompton, 13.7.1990, CGE. Over 10 plants, 647.629 & 647.630, GMS Easy, 13 & 22 June, 1991. 41
S. quinquvulneraria One specimen I think I found in a cornfield in Crab–Marsh. It comes up in my garden at Wisbh. every year as a weed. 1818. Skrim.MS.
