Silene antirrhina |
Silene drummondii |
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sleepy catchfly |
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Habit | Erect, simple to branched annual, 2-8 dm. tall, puberulent below and glabrous above, glandular in bands below the nodes. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves oblanceolate, 3-6 cm. long and 2-15 mm. wide; cauline leaves several pairs, oblanceolate to linear. |
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Flowers | Flowers few to many in a compact or open inflorescence; calyx 5-lobed, tubular, 4-10 mm. long, 10-nerved, glabrous; petals 5, white to pink, with a narrow claw 2-3 times as long as the obcordate blade; blade appendages two, 0.4 mm. long; stamens 10; styles 3. |
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Fruits | Capsule 3-celled. |
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Silene antirrhina |
Silene drummondii |
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Flowering time | May-August | |
Habitat | Open areas, often where disturbed. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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