Petrorhagia dubia Hayling Island Pink
This member of the Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) has small pink flowers usually with no teeth (unlike Dianthus species) and this one usually has glandular hairs which cannot be seen in theses photos. The plant has also suffered from name changes and used to be known as Kolrauschia velutina, then Petrorhagia velutina before being known as Petrorhagia dubia. The English names suggests it might be common in the British Isles but it is a recent introduction known only from a single site in southern England since 1998.
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LHS: Near Ano Stallos, Crete 4th April 2007: RHS: Beach near Peschici, Gargano, Italy 23rd April 2009
Added on March 22nd 2011