Egyptian Campion / السيلينة المصرية

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil.

Flowers, February. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 License.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Flowers
Preparation
  • Raw
  • Salads
Blooming period
January to April
Foraging period
February to March
Seed collection period
April to May

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Silene
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Wikidata item
Q5194666
GBIF Item
Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil. (5585871)

References

  1. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  2. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.fil. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/729 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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