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Silene stellata

Silene hookeri ssp. serpentinicola

(synonym of Silene serpentinicola)

serpentine Indian pink
Flowers

petal limbs bright red.
Fruits

stalks 0.5–1 mm.
2n

=72.

Silene stellata

Silene hookeri ssp. serpentinicola
Distribution
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Discussion

Serpentine soils, coniferous woodlands. Flowering Apr–Jun. 100–800 m. Sisk. CA. Native.

We follow Chambers and Meyers (2011) in treating this taxon as a subspecies of S. hookeri; see Nelson and Nelson (2004) and Hartman et al. (2012) for treatments as a species. The only record for this taxon in Oregon is a collection made by Thomas Howell in 1884.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 572
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
S. hookeri ssp. hookeri, S. hookeri ssp. serpentinicola
Synonyms Silene serpentinicola
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