Difference between revisions of "Silene douglasii"
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* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Silene douglasii'' var. ''monantha, Silene monantha, Silene multicaulis'' | * Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Silene douglasii'' var. ''monantha, Silene monantha, Silene multicaulis'' | ||
* Codon: SILDOU | * Codon: SILDOU | ||
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[[File:SILDOU1.jpg|thumb|Photo Ben Legler 2004]] | [[File:SILDOU1.jpg|thumb|Photo Ben Legler 2004]] | ||
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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | ||
| subregnum = Viridiplantae | | subregnum = Viridiplantae | ||
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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> | <ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20065#null</ref> | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii</ref> | Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii</ref> | ||
| − | ==Bloom Period== | + | ===Bloom Period=== |
Late May - July | Late May - July | ||
<ref name=":0" /> | <ref name=":0" /> | ||
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B.C. to California, in the Cacsades and Olympic Mountains, east to western Montana, Nevada and Utah.<ref name=":1">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, | B.C. to California, in the Cacsades and Olympic Mountains, east to western Montana, Nevada and Utah.<ref name=":1">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, | ||
B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''. | B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''. | ||
Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref> | Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref> | ||
| − | ==Habitat== | + | ===Habitat=== |
Sagebrush plains to mountain slopes | Sagebrush plains to mountain slopes | ||
<ref name=":1" /> | <ref name=":1" /> | ||
| − | ==Uses== | + | ===Uses=== |
Nɨwɨ medicine, warm infusion of pounded plant used as an emetic for stomach pain. | Nɨwɨ medicine, warm infusion of pounded plant used as an emetic for stomach pain. | ||
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from http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii</ref> | from http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Silene%20douglasii</ref> | ||
| − | ==Propagation== | + | ===Propagation=== |
Easily propagated by cutting or seed | Easily propagated by cutting or seed | ||
<ref>http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SIDO</ref> | <ref>http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SIDO</ref> | ||
| − | ==Photo Gallery== | + | ===Photo Gallery=== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:SILDOU2.jpg|Photo Ben Legler | File:SILDOU2.jpg|Photo Ben Legler | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 20 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
| 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
