Silene suksdorfii |
Silene parryi |
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Suksdorf's catchfly |
Parry'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; (10)20–60 cm; branches few, puberulent, glandular-viscid 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 spatulate or oblanceolate, 3–8 cm × 2–14 mm, densely tufted or not, not fleshy; cauline in 2–4 pairs, narrowly oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 2–8 cm × 2–8 mm, abruptly reduced upward, not overlapping pedicels. |
Inflorescences | terminal; open cymes, not 1-sided, or flowers solitary; pedicels glandular-viscid. |
terminal; open cymes, not 1-sided, or flowers solitary; pedicels > calyx, glandular-viscid. |
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 to erect; calyces campanulate, inflated in fruit, 13–14 mm, glandular-hairy, prominently 10-veined, netted above; pale commissures present; veins in lobes not thickened or broader than commissural veins; commissural veins fork above and fuse with veins in lobes; lobes 2–3 mm; tips acute to rounded-obtuse; petal claws glabrous; appendages 2(4); limbs 5–7 mm, white, often green- or purple-tinged; lobes(2)4, 2 inner > outer; stamens equaling petal claws or barely exserted; styles 3(5), exserted. |
Fruits | ovoid; teeth 6(8); stalks 2–3.5 mm. |
narrowly ovoid; teeth 3(5), splitting to 6, 8 or 10; stalks 2–3 mm. |
Seeds | 1–2 mm, brown, winged. |
1.5–2.5 mm, brown, not winged. |
2n | =48. |
=48, 96. |
Silene suksdorfii |
Silene parryi |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Rocky crevices, ridges, slopes. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1600–2800 m. Casc, ECas. CA, WA. Native. |
Grassy meadows, rocky areas. Flowering Jun–Aug. 1400–2600 m. BW, ECas. ID, WA; north to AK, northeast to Alberta, east to WY, southeast to UT. Native. Silene parryi can sometimes be confused with S. douglasii, S. grayi, and small plants of S. scouleri. |
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 | ||
Synonyms | Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii | |
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