Silene gallica Calflora

Silene gallica L.

Common catchfly, Windmill pink

Silene gallica is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Record Count by County


Alameda: 52	Los Angeles: 245	Sacramento: 260	Sonoma: 166
Amador: 19	Madera: 59	San Benito: 59	Stanislaus: 6
Butte: 66	Marin: 364	San Bernardino: 21	Sutter: 9
Calaveras: 29	Mariposa: 59	San Diego: 460	Tehama: 60
Colusa: 5	Mendocino: 60	San Francisco: 110	Trinity: 3
Contra Costa: 58	Merced: 33	San Joaquin: 1	Tulare: 115
Del Norte: 15	Monterey: 192	San Luis Obispo: 114	Tuolumne: 64
El Dorado: 14	Napa: 42	San Mateo: 137	Ventura: 105
Fresno: 51	Nevada: 9	Santa Barbara: 220	Yolo: 12
Glenn: 2	Orange: 179	Santa Clara: 75	Yuba: 8
Humboldt: 50	Placer: 19	Santa Cruz: 57
Kern: 14	Plumas: 1	Shasta: 4
Lake: 12	Riverside: 74	Solano: 35

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/13/2026).