Silene antirrhina

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.;
Subspecies:	synonyms =*Silene antirrhina var. confinis Fernald Silene antirrhina var. depauperata Rydb.; Silene antirrhina var. divaricata B.L. Rob.; Silene antirrhina var. laevigata Engelm. & A. Gray; Silene antirrhina var. subglaber Engelm. & A. Gray; Silene antirrhina var. vaccarifolia Rydb.; ;

Scientific Name: Silene antirrhina
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Common Names: sleepy catchfly, sleepy campion, sleepy silene
Codon: SILANT

photo by Ben Legler

Taxonomy

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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

[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20045#null

[:0-2] 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

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