Silene stellata |
Silene nuda |
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sticky catchfly, western fringed catchfly |
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Habit | Plants perennial; caudices woody. | |
Stems | erect, 15–50 cm; branches few to many, puberulent, glandular-viscid above. |
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Leaves | basal narrowly oblanceolate, 2–10(20) cm × 2–12(20) mm, densely tufted, not fleshy; cauline in 1–3 pairs, linear-lanceolate, 1.2–4 cm × 1–4 mm, abruptly reduced upward, not overlapping pedicels. |
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Inflorescences | terminal and axillary open cymes, not 1-sided, or flowers solitary; pedicels glandular-puberulent. |
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Flowers | bisexual; erect; calyces campanulate, enlarging in fruit, 10–12 mm, glandular-viscid, prominently 10-veined, not netted above; pale commissures present; veins in lobes thickened and broader apically than commissural veins; commissural veins not forking/fusing with lobe veins; lobes 1.5–4 mm; tips acute to obtuse, with a broad scarious margin; petal claws ciliate at base; appendages 2–4; limbs 2.5–5.5 mm; off-white to dingy purple; lobes 4, 2–5 mm; stamens slightly exserted; styles 3–5, equaling petal claws. |
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Fruits | teeth 3–5; stalks 0.5–2 mm. |
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Seeds | 1.2–2 mm, brown, not winged. |
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2n | =48. |
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Silene stellata |
Silene nuda |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Rocky slopes, outcrops, sage flats, lava craters. Flowering May–Jul. 900–2100 m. BR, ECas, Owy, Sisk. CA, ID, NV; CO. Native. We follow Holmgren and Holmgren (2012) in recognizing S. nuda as including S. scaposa var. lobata; see their discussion of the typification of these taxa for additional information. Although considered by Morton (2005) to have two-lobed petals, the original description clearly states “limbs of the petals 4-lobed” (Watson 1871). |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 573 Rich Rabeler, Ronald Hartman |
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Synonyms | Silene scaposa var. lobata | |
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