Silene douglasii
- 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
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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 douglasii Hook |
| Variety: | Silene douglasii var.douglasii |
Description
Tufted, dioecious,[2] perennial herb[3] growing from a taproot and woody caudex with few white flowers, up to 40 cm tall.[4] Stems several, unbranched, slender, decumbent at base and ascending.[4] Basal leaves long-petiolate, oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, to 5 cm long;[3] cauline leaves in 1-8 pairs, becoming sessile distally.[4] Flowers bractate, actinomorphic; calyx fused, 5-lobed, 10-nerved, green,[2] becoming inflated and papery in fruit;[3] petals 5, creamy white with green or purple coloration, clawed, limbs 2-lobed;[4] stamens 10, epipetalous;[2] styles 3-5,[4] ovary superior, becoming a 1-celled capsule.[3]
Bloom Period
Late May - July [3]
Distribution
B.C. to California, in the Cascades and Olympic Mountains, east to western Montana, Nevada and Utah.[2]
Habitat
Sagebrush steppe to open mountain slopes [2]
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. [5]
Propagation
Easily propagated by cutting or seed [6]
Photo Gallery
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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 2.2 2.3 2.4 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. 350-353.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Silene&Species=douglasii
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Flora of North America. Retrieved from http://dev.floranorthamerica.org/Silene_douglasii
- ↑ 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
