Difference between revisions of "Silene douglasii"

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* Scientific Name: ''Silene douglasii'' var. ''douglassii''
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* Family: Caryophyllaceae
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* Common Names: Douglas's silene
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* Codon: SILDOU
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[[File:SILDOU1.jpg|thumb|Photo Ben Legler 2004]]
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
[[File:SIDORodGilbert.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo credit Rod Gilbert]]
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{{Taxobox
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| name = Silene douglasii
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Tracheobionta
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| phylum = Spermatophyta
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| subphylum= Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| subclassis = Caryophyllidae
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| ordo = Caryophyllaceae
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| familia = Caryophyllaceae
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| genus = '''''Silene''''' L.
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| species = '''''Silene douglasii''''' Hook
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| variety ='''''Silene douglasii''''' var.'''''douglasii'''''
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}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
Infusion of roots taken as an emetic for stomach trouble pain; Warm infusion of pounded plant used as an emetic for stomach pain; Cold infusion used as lotion for coyote bite on man, sheep or horse; Plant used as a horse medicine.
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Nɨwɨ medicine, warm infusion of pounded plant used as an emetic for stomach pain.
<ref>http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii</ref>
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''Diné'' medicine, cold infusion used as lotion for coyote bite on man, sheep or horse.
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<ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved
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from http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii</ref>
  
 
==Propagation==
 
==Propagation==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
[[File:SIDORodGilbert2.jpg|photo credit Rod Gilbert]]
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File:SILDOU2.jpg|Photo Ben Legler
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File:SILDOU3.jpg|Photo Ben Legler
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File:SILDOU4.jpg|Photo Ben Legler
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 19:23, 2 May 2020

  • Scientific Name: Silene douglasii var. douglassii
  • Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • Common Names: Douglas's silene
  • Codon: SILDOU
Photo Ben Legler 2004

Taxonomy

Silene douglasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllaceae
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene L.
Species: Silene douglasii Hook
Variety: Silene douglasii var.douglasii

Description

General: Tufted perennial from a stout taproot and branched crown, the numerous, decumbent, simple stems 1-4 dm. tall, densely pubescent throughout. Leaves: Basal leaves matted, long-petiolate, oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 2-5 cm. long and 2-7 mm. wide; cauline leaves 1-8 pairs, becoming smaller and sessile above.

Flowers: Flowers few, with linear bracts, often remote; calyx tubular, 5-lobed, 12-15 mm. long, becoming papery and enlarged in fruit; petals 5, creamy-white, greenish, pink or purplish; claw 8-12 mm long, the blade oblong, 4-6 mm. long, bi-lobed about ¼ the length; blade appendages 2, oblong, 1 mm. long; ovary stalk 3-4 mm. long; stamens 10; styles 3.

Fruits: Capsule 1-celled.

[1]

Bloom Period

Late May - July [2]

Distribution

British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Utah; in both the Olympic and Cascades Mountains [3]

Habitat

Sagebrush plains to mountain slopes [4]

Uses

Nɨwɨ medicine, warm infusion of pounded plant used as an emetic for stomach pain.

Diné medicine, cold infusion used as lotion for coyote bite on man, sheep or horse. [5]

Propagation

Easily propagated by cutting or seed [6]

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References

  1. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
  2. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
  3. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
  4. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
  5. Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii
  6. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SIDO