Silene antirrhina
- Scientific Name: Silene antirrhina
- Family: Caryophyllaceae
- Common Names: sleepy catchfly, sleepy campion, sleepy silene
- Codon: SILANT
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Taxonomy
| 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. |
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Description
Erect, annual herb with white to pink flowers, growing to 80 cm tall.[2] Stems simple to branched, glabrous above and puberulent below,[2] often with internodal glandular bands.[3] Leaves opposite,[3] proximal margins ciliate; basal leaves spatulate to oblanceolate; cauline leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 1-9 cm long.[4] Inflorescence cymose,[3] few to many flowered.[2]Flowers actinomorphic; calyx glabrous, 10-nerved, not papery;[3] petals 5, with a long, narrow claw and 2-lobed limb;[2] stamens 10, epipetalous;[3] styles 3,[4] ovary superior, becoming a 3-celled capsule.[2]
Bloom Period
May-August[2]
Distribution
Distributed widely throughout Washington; occurring across North America from low elevations to 10,000 feet. [2]
Habitat
Widespread in open, often disturbed areas.[2]
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 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Silene%20antirrhina
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 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. pp. 350-351.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flora of North America. Retrieved from http://dev.floranorthamerica.org/Silene_antirrhina
