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
	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, also featured on Main Page

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]

Propagation

Native Plant Network Propagation Protocol

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

[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 ^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

[:1-3] 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.

[:2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Flora of North America. Retrieved from http://dev.floranorthamerica.org/Silene_antirrhina

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Silene antirrhina

Contents

Taxonomy

Description