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*''Silene antirrhina'' var. ''depauperata'' Rydb. | *''Silene antirrhina'' var. ''depauperata'' Rydb. | ||
*''Silene antirrhina ''var. ''divaricata'' B.L. Rob. | *''Silene antirrhina ''var. ''divaricata'' B.L. Rob. | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 18 March 2021
- Scientific Name: Silene antirrhina
- Family: Caryophyllaceae
- Common Names: sleepy catchfly, sleepy campion, sleepy silene
- Codon: SILANT
Contents
Taxonomy
| Silene antirrhina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Subkingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Tracheophyta |
| Subphylum: | Spermatophytina |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: | Caryophyllanae |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene L. |
| Species: | Silene antirrhina L. |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
General: Erect, simple to branched annual, 2-8 dm. tall, puberulent below and glabrous above, stems often glandular in bands below the nodes.
Leaves: Basal leaves oblanceolate, 3-6 cm. long and 2-15 mm. wide; cauline leaves several pairs, oblanceolate to linear.
Flowers: Flowers few to many in a compact or open inflorescence; calyx 5-lobed, tubular, 4-10 mm. long, 10-nerved, glabrous; petals 5, white to pink, with a narrow claw 2-3 times as long as the obcordate blade; blade appendages two, 0.4 mm. long; stamens 10; styles 3.
Fruits: Capsule 3-celled. [2]
Bloom Period
May-August
Distribution
Distributed widely throughout Washington; occurring across North America from low elevations to 10,000 feet. [2]
Habitat
Widespread in open areas, often where disturbed.
Photo Gallery
Seeds, photo by Gerald D. Carr
photo by Ben Legler
References
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20045#null
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Silene%20antirrhina
