Moss Campion Pin

Silene acaulis Common name Dwarf Montia

Image from "The Cambridge British Flora" Volume III Plates

C. E. Moss, D.Sc., MA., F.L.S, F.R.G.S. Professor of Botany at the University College, Johannesburg, University of South Africa

Published 1920

Tracheophyta ›Magnoliopsida›Caryophyllaceae›Silene›Silene acaulis

Ecology

This cushion- or mat-forming perennial herb is confined to base-rich substrates. It is characteristic of a species-rich dwarf-herb ledge community on Scottish mountains. However, it also grows in sparse vegetation on exposed mountain plateaux, serpentine fell-fields, cliff-slopes and stabilised sand dunes. From sea level in W. and N. Scotland to 1305 m on Ben Macdui (S. Aberdeen).

Status

Native

Trends

There has been no appreciable change in the distribution of S. acaulis since the 1962 Atlas. It may still be present in many squares for which there are only pre-1987 records.

World Distribution

European Arctic-montane element; also in E. Asia and N. America.

These Custom Pin Buttons are made from metal, yet are lightweight and durable with a strong safety pin. 

.: 3 sizes

.: Safety pin backing

.: Made in the USA