Silene gallica var. gallica (common catchfly, "Shirobanamantema")

Japanese name: シロバナマンテマ
Scientific name: Silene gallica var. gallica

[Overview]
An annual about 50 cm tall, found on riverbanks and along roadsides.
Long hairs and glandular hairs grow over the whole plant.
The stem branches freely, and the lower part creeps slightly along the ground.
The leaves are simple and opposite, elliptic, 2–4 cm long and 0.5–1 cm wide; those on the lower part of the stem are spatulate, wider at the tip.
The leaf margins are entire and slightly wavy.
There are no leaf stalks.
The flowers grow at the stem tips, turned to one side; they are 5-petaled, about 1 cm across, and white to pale pink.
The fruit is a capsule.

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