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Silene stellata

Lychnis coronaria

(synonym of Silene coronaria)

mullein pink, rose campion
Stems

40–100 cm, sparingly branched above, covered with dense; silky hairs.
Leaves

basal 9–15 cm;

cauline 5–15 cm.
Flowers

calyx lobes twisted, linear to lanceolate, 4–7 mm;

tubes elliptic to ovoid, 12–15 mm;

petals 22–30 mm;

limbs exserted, rounded, 10–15 mm; appendages awl-like, 2–4 mm, thickened.
2n

=24.

Silene stellata

Lychnis coronaria
Distribution
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Discussion

Roadsides, railroad rights-of-way, woods. Flowering Jun–Aug. 0–1300 m. Casc, CR, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, eastern North America; Europe. Exotic.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 556
Rich Rabeler, Ronald Hartman
Sibling taxa
S. acaulis, S. antirrhina, S. bernardina, S. bolanderi, S. bridgesii, S. campanulata, S. conoidea, S. dichotoma, S. dioica, S. douglasii, S. gallica, S. grayi, S. hookeri, S. latifolia, S. lemmonii, S. menziesii, S. noctiflora, S. nuda, S. oregana, S. parryi, S. pectinata, S. pendula, S. scaposa, S. scouleri, S. spaldingii, S. suksdorfii, S. vulgaris
L. coronaria
Synonyms Silene coronaria
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