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White Campion (Silene latifolia) is a common wildflower all across the Northern temperate region, easily recognisable by its vigorous prostrate habit and "bladders" or bulbous bit behind the white flower petals. Similar to "Bladder Campion", Silene vulgaris.
I've mentioned it before, as a useful wild salad plant that I've stopped removing except where in direct competition with something more valuable. It's in its more-tender rampant growth phase before flowers here now, so good time to pick it. Pics at this stage are not so common, so see below.
It's no fun to chew dutifully for its_nutrients_ like essential fatty acids but still best not cooked. This is because its protection against herbivores is primarily the "fur" on it, rather than other plants' toxins that are hard work on the liver etc. So I make green smoothies including it. It has a mild taste that disappears mixed with other flavours.
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