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Silene douglasii var. oraria

Cascade head catchfly, seabluff catchfly

Photo is of parent taxon

Douglas' campion, Douglas' catchfly, seabluff catchfly

Leaf

blades oblanceolate, 2–5(–8) cm × 3–13 mm × 0.3–0.7 mm, fleshy.

blades oblanceolate or elliptic to broadly linear, 2–10 cm × 2–9 mm × 0.1–0.5 mm, 5–10 times as long as wide, not fleshy.

Inflorescences

eglandular.

eglandular, rarely with few stipitate glands.

Flowers

calyx strongly suffused with purple, strongly inflated, (4–) 7–10(–12) mm diam. at anthesis, eglandular;

petal limb 5–11 mm wide, often with lateral tooth on each side.

calyx usually green, not strongly inflated, (3–)5–8(–10) mm diam. at anthesis, eglandular, rarely with few stipitate glands;

petal limb 1–5 mm wide, usually without lateral teeth.

2n

= 48.

Silene douglasii var. oraria

Silene douglasii var. douglasii

Phenology Flowering summer. Flowering summer.
Habitat Exposed coastal bluffs Sagebrush, grassy or wooded mountain slopes, alpine meadows, rocky ledges, talus
Elevation 0-100 m (0-300 ft) 0-3200 m (0-10500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
OR
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from FNA
CA; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; BC
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Discussion

Variety oraria is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 5, p. 183. FNA vol. 5, p. 183.
Parent taxa Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Silene > Silene douglasii Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Silene > Silene douglasii
Sibling taxa
S. douglasii var. douglasii, S. douglasii var. rupinae
S. douglasii var. oraria, S. douglasii var. rupinae
Synonyms S. oraria S. douglasii var. brachycalyx, S. douglasii var. macrocalyx, S. douglasii var. monantha, S. douglasii var. multicaulis, S. douglasii var. villosa, S. lyallii, S. macrocalyx, S. monantha, S. multicaulis
Name authority (M. Peck) C. L. Hitchcock & Maguire: Revis. N. Amer. Silene, 40. (1947) unknown
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