Silene douglasii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. douglasii
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Silene douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Douglas's catchfly.[1]
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Wyoming, where it grows in several habitat types, including forests, woodlands, and coastal scrub.[1]
Description[edit]
Silene douglasii is a tufted perennial herb growing from a branching caudex and taproot, its stems decumbent to erect and up to 70 centimeters long. The stem is coated in curly or feltlike gray-white hairs. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 6 centimeters long on the lower stem and are smaller farther up.
Each flower is encapsulated in a cylindrical inflated calyx of sepals lined with ten green or purple-red veins. It is open at the tip, revealing five white, pink or purplish petals, each with two wide lobes at the tip.
Varieties[edit]
There are three varieties of this species.
- Silene douglasii var. douglasii [2][3]
- Silene douglasii var. oraria — Seabluff catchfly, rare and endemic to the Oregon coastline.[4]
- Silene douglasii var. rupinae [5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silene douglasii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ USDA: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
- ^ Calflora: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
- ^ USDA: Silene douglasii var. oraria
- ^ USDA: Silene douglasii var. rupinae
External links[edit]
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Silene douglasii
- USDA Plants Profile for Silene douglasii (Douglas catchfly)
- CalFlora Database: Silene douglasii (Douglas Catchfly, Douglas' campion, Douglas's catchfly, seabluff catchfly)
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- UC Photos gallery: Silene douglasii
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