Silene suksdorfii |
Silene bernardina |
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Suksdorf's catchfly |
mountain catchfly, Palmer's catchfly |
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Habit | Plants perennial; caudices woody. | Plants perennial; caudices woody. |
Stems | decumbent to erect, 3–15 cm; branches many, puberulent, glandular-viscid above. |
erect, 15–55 cm; branches generally few, puberulent to short-hairy, glandular above. |
Leaves | basal narrowly oblanceolate, 0.5–4.5 cm × 1.5–3.5 mm, densely tufted; fleshy; cauline in 1–3 pairs, linear-lanceolate, 0.5–1.5 cm × 1–2 mm, abruptly reduced upward. |
basal leaves tufted or not, linear to oblanceolate, 2–8 cm × 2–6 mm; cauline leaves usually linear, 1–6 cm × 1–4 mm, gradually reduced upward; upper leaves not overlapping pedicels. |
Inflorescences | terminal; open cymes, not 1-sided, or flowers solitary; pedicels glandular-viscid. |
terminal and axillary; open cymes, not 1-sided; pedicels glandular hairy. |
Flowers | bisexual; erect; calyces campanulate, not inflated in fruit, 9–12 mm; short-glandular-hairy, prominently 10-veined, not netted above; pale commissures present; commissural veins fork above and fuse with lobe veins, becoming papery; cell walls of hairs purple; lobes 1–2 mm; tips acute to obtuse; petal claws ciliate at base; appendages 2; limbs 3–5 mm, white to purplish; lobes 2; stamens equaling petal claws; styles 3(4), equaling petal claws. |
bisexual; erect; calyces tubular, not inflated in fruit, 12–15 mm, glandular-puberulent, 10-veined, not netted above; pale commissures present; commissural veins fork above and fuse with lobe veins; lobes 2–3.5 mm; tips acute; petal claws ciliate at base; appendages 2, deeply divided; limbs 4–6 mm, white, pink, or reddish; lobes 4, 1.5–3.5 mm; stamens slightly exserted; styles 3(4), equaling petal claws or slightly exserted. |
Fruits | ovoid; teeth 6(8); stalks 2–3.5 mm. |
ellipsoid; teeth 6(8); stalks 2–5 mm. |
Seeds | 1–2 mm, brown, winged. |
1.5–2 mm, brown, not winged. |
2n | =48. |
=48. |
Silene suksdorfii |
Silene bernardina |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Rocky crevices, ridges, slopes. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1600–2800 m. Casc, ECas. CA, WA. Native. |
Dry meadows and woods. Flowering Jul–Aug. 1500–2300 m. Casc, Sisk. CA, ID, NV, WA; south to Mexico. Native. Silene bernardina is a variable species and can be sometimes be difficult to distinguish from S. oregana. We follow Morton (2005) in not trying to apply infraspecific concepts. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 575 Rich Rabeler, Ronald Hartman |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 568 Rich Rabeler, Ronald Hartman |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Silene bernardina var. rigidula, Silene montana | |
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