Difference between revisions of "Silene douglasii"
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| name = Silene douglasii | | name = Silene douglasii | ||
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | ||
| − | | subregnum = | + | | subregnum = Viridiplantae |
| − | | phylum = | + | | phylum = Tracheophyta |
| − | | subphylum= | + | | subphylum= Spermatophytina |
| classis = Magnoliopsida | | classis = Magnoliopsida | ||
| − | | subclassis = | + | | subclassis = Caryophyllanae |
| ordo = Caryophyllales | | ordo = Caryophyllales | ||
| familia = Caryophyllaceae | | familia = Caryophyllaceae | ||
| − | | genus = | + | | genus = ''Silene'' L. |
| species = '''''Silene douglasii''''' Hook | | species = '''''Silene douglasii''''' Hook | ||
| variety ='''''Silene douglasii''''' var.'''''douglasii''''' | | variety ='''''Silene douglasii''''' var.'''''douglasii''''' | ||
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| + | <ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20065#null</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 18 March 2021
- Scientific Name: Silene douglasii var. douglassii
- Family: Caryophyllaceae
- Common Names: Douglas's silene
- Synonyms/Misapplications: Silene douglasii var. monantha, Silene monantha, Silene multicaulis
- Codon: SILDOU
Contents
Taxonomy
| Silene douglasii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Subkingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Tracheophyta |
| Subphylum: | Spermatophytina |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: | Caryophyllanae |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene L. |
| Species: | Silene douglasii Hook |
| Variety: | Silene douglasii var.douglasii |
Description
Tufted perennial, 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.
Bloom Period
Late May - July [2]
Distribution
B.C. to California, in the Cacsades and Olympic Mountains, east to western Montana, Nevada and Utah.[3]
Habitat
Sagebrush plains to mountain slopes [3]
Uses
Nɨwɨ medicine, warm infusion of pounded plant used as an emetic for stomach pain.
Diné medicine, cold infusion used as lotion for coyote bites on man, sheep or horse. [4]
Propagation
Easily propagated by cutting or seed [5]
Photo Gallery
Photo Ben Legler
Photo Ben Legler
Photo Ben Legler
References
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20065#null
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
- ↑ Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii
- ↑ http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SIDO
