Lychnis flos-cuculi

Common Name: 
ragged robin, cuckooflower
Scientific Name: 
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.
Family Name: 
Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial
Stems
upright, slender, free branching, downy below, slight sticky above
Stems of Ragged Robin
Stems of Ragged Robin
Stems of Ragged Robin
Stems of Ragged Robin
Leaves
lower and basal oblanceolate, broad petioles; upper lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, smaller, sessile
Leaves of Ragged Robin
Flowers
5-petaled, deep pink (sometimes white); petals deep divided into 4 unevenly sized lobes; terminal clusters
Flowers of Ragged Robin
Flowers of Ragged Robin