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| + | * Scientific Name: ''Silene douglasii'' var. ''douglassii'' | ||
| + | * Family: Caryophyllaceae | ||
| + | * Common Names: Douglas's silene | ||
| + | * Codon: SILDOU | ||
| + | [[File:SILDOU1.jpg|thumb|Photo Ben Legler 2004]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[ | + | {{Taxobox |
| + | | name = Silene douglasii | ||
| + | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | ||
| + | | subregnum = Tracheobionta | ||
| + | | phylum = Spermatophyta | ||
| + | | subphylum= Magnoliophyta | ||
| + | | classis = Magnoliopsida | ||
| + | | subclassis = Caryophyllidae | ||
| + | | ordo = Caryophyllaceae | ||
| + | | familia = Caryophyllaceae | ||
| + | | genus = '''''Silene''''' L. | ||
| + | | species = '''''Silene douglasii''''' Hook | ||
| + | | variety ='''''Silene douglasii''''' var.'''''douglasii''''' | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | + | 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> | + | |
| + | ''Diné'' medicine, cold infusion used as lotion for coyote bite on man, sheep or horse. | ||
| + | <ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved | ||
| + | from http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii</ref> | ||
==Propagation== | ==Propagation== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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| + | File:SILDOU2.jpg|Photo Ben Legler | ||
| + | File:SILDOU3.jpg|Photo Ben Legler | ||
| + | File:SILDOU4.jpg|Photo Ben Legler | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | <references/> | + | <references /> |
Revision as of 18:23, 2 May 2020
- Scientific Name: Silene douglasii var. douglassii
- Family: Caryophyllaceae
- Common Names: Douglas's silene
- Codon: SILDOU
Contents
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.
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]
Photo Gallery
Photo Ben Legler
Photo Ben Legler
Photo Ben Legler
References
- ↑ http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
- ↑ http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
- ↑ http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
- ↑ http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
- ↑ 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
