Silene scouleri

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Silene scouleri
Silene scouleri var scouleri.jpg
Silene scouleri subsp. scouleri
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. scouleri
Binomial name
Silene scouleri

Silene scouleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names simple campion [2] and Scouler's catchfly.

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It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado. There are at least three subspecies which all vary in size, shape, habitat preference, and distribution. Some individuals are difficult to assign to a subspecies.

Description

''Silene scouleri is a perennial herb producing one or more erect stems from a woody, branching caudex. The stem is usually unbranched, or simple, giving the plant its common name.

The inflorescence may have few or many flowers in a dense or open cluster. Each flower has a tubular or bell-shaped calyx of fused sepals which has stark purple or green veins. The petals are white, sometimes with a greenish or pinkish tinge, or solid pink. They may have two to four lobes which are wide or narrow, rounded or pointed.

Subspecies

References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Silene scouleri". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. NRCS. "Silene scouleri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. FNA: ssp. hallii
  4. FNA: ssp. pringlei
  5. FNA: ssp. scouleri
  6. CalFlora: Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri