Silene stellata |
Silene noctiflora |
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night-flowering catchfly |
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Habit | Plants annual; taproots slender. | |
Stems | generally erect, 20–60(80) cm, densely hairy, glandular especially above. |
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Leaves | basal elliptic to oblanceolate, 6–12(14) cm × 20–45 mm; upper cauline broadly elliptic to lanceolate, 1–7 cm × 3–12 mm, gradually reduced upward. |
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Inflorescences | terminal; open cymes, not 1-sided; pedicels covered with both short glandular and longer non-glandular hairs. |
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Flowers | bisexual, ascending to erect; calyces ovate-elliptic, inflated in fruit, 14–22 mm; hairs mostly glandular, prominently 10-veined; veins netted above middle of sepal; pale commissures present; lobes 6–13 mm; tips acuminate; petal claws glabrous; appendages 2; limbs 8–9 mm, white or yellowish white to pinkish; lobes 2, 4 mm; stamens included; styles 3, included. |
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Fruits | ovoid; teeth 6; stalks 1–3 mm. |
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Seeds | 1 mm, dark brown to black, not winged. |
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2n | =24. |
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Silene stellata |
Silene noctiflora |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Open, disturbed areas, fields, lawns. Flowering May–Aug. 0–1400 m. BW, Casc, Col, Lava. CA, ID, WA; throughout North America except far north; Europe. Exotic. First collected in Oregon from a grain field in 1907, Silene noctiflora appears to be far less common than S. latifolia, with which it is sometimes confused. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 573 Rich Rabeler, Ronald Hartman |
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