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Silene stellata

Silene spaldingii

Spalding's catchfly, Spalding's silene
Habit Woolly, viscid perennial from a simple or branched crown, the stems 2-6 dm. tall.
Leaves

Cauline leaves 5-7 pairs, oblanceolate below and lanceolate above, 6-7 cm. long and 5-15 mm. broad, sessile.
Flowers

Flowers several to many in a leafy, compact inflorescence;

calyx 5-lobed, tubular, about 15 mm. long, 10-nerved;

petals 5, white, the claw about 15 mm. long and the blade 2 mm. long, ovate, entire; appendages four, 0.5 mm. long;

stamens 10;

styles 3.
Fruits

Capsule 1-celled.

Silene stellata

Silene spaldingii
Flowering time June-July
Habitat Sagebrush, scabland and ponderosa pine forests.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the eastern and southeastern counties in Washington; eastern Washington to adjacent northeastern Oregon and western Idaho, also in western Montana.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Threatened in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
S. acaulis, S. antirrhina, S. bernardina, S. conoidea, S. csereii, S. dichotoma, S. dioica, S. douglasii, S. gallica, S. latifolia, S. menziesii, S. noctiflora, S. oregana, S. paradoxa, S. parryi, S. scouleri, S. seelyi, S. spaldingii, S. suksdorfii, S. vulgaris
S. acaulis, S. antirrhina, S. bernardina, S. conoidea, S. csereii, S. dichotoma, S. dioica, S. douglasii, S. gallica, S. latifolia, S. menziesii, S. noctiflora, S. oregana, S. paradoxa, S. parryi, S. scouleri, S. seelyi, S. suksdorfii, S. vulgaris
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