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Suksdorf's catchfly

Oregon catchfly

Habit Plants perennial; caudices woody. Plants perennial; caudices woody.
Stems

decumbent to erect, 3–15 cm;

branches many, puberulent, glandular-viscid above.

erect, 30–50(70) cm;

branches 0–few, puberulent, glandular especially 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 oblanceolate or spatulate, 5–8 cm × 7–12 mm, not tufted; upper lanceolate, 1–6(8) cm × 2–6 mm, gradually reduced upward, 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, ascending;

calyces narrowly campanulate, enlarging in fruit, 9–15 mm, glandular-puberulent, prominently 10-veined, not netted above; pale commissures present;

lobes 2–3 mm;

tips obtuse;

petal claws glabrous; appendages 4–6;

limbs 3–8 mm, white to pink;

lobes 4–6, linear; some splitting further;

stamens included to slightly exserted;

styles 3(5), included to barely exserted.

Fruits

ovoid;

teeth 6(8);

stalks 2–3.5 mm.

ellipsoid to ovoid;

teeth 6(8, 10);

stalks 3–4 mm.

Seeds

1–2 mm, brown, winged.

1–2 mm, brown, not winged.

2n

=48.

=48.

Silene suksdorfii

Silene oregana

Distribution
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Discussion

Rocky crevices, ridges, slopes. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1600–2800 m. Casc, ECas. CA, WA. Native.

Dry slopes and cliffs, coniferous woods. Flowering Jun–Sep. 700–3000 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas. CA, ID, NV, WA; northeast to MT, east to WY, southeast to UT. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 575
Rich Rabeler, Ronald Hartman
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 574
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. vulgaris
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. parryi, S. pectinata, S. pendula, S. scaposa, S. scouleri, S. spaldingii, S. suksdorfii, S. vulgaris
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