Silene campanulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names Red Mountain catchfly and bell catchfly.CalFlora Database; Silene campanulata It may be a synonym of Silene greenei.
It is native to the mountains of Oregon and northern California.
Description Silene campanulata is a perennial herb growing up to tall with many small shoots coming from a woody, branching caudex with a taproot. The erect stems are usually hairy and often have glandular, sticky patches on their upper parts. The leaves are up to long by 3 cm wide, the lower ones lance-shaped to rounded, and the upper ones linear or oval.
Nodding flowers occur in a terminal cyme at the top of the stem, as well as in some of the leaf axils. Each has a hairy, often glandular calyx of fused sepals. This bell-shaped green or purplish calyx is open at the top, revealing five white, greenish, or pale pink petals. The petals have multilobed or fringed tips. The stamens and three long styles protrude from the flower's center.
Subspecies Subspecies include: Silene campanulata ssp. campanulata — Red Mountain catchfly; endemic to California;CalFlora: Silene campanulata ssp. campanulata designated as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act.California Endangered Species Act: killing or possessing this subspecies is prohibited unless permitted by the California Department of Fish and Game (California Fish and Game Code Section 2080). Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa — Bell catchfly, in California and Oregon.CalFlora: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa Silene campanulata subsp. greenei — Greene's catchfly, in California and Oregon.USDA:Silene campanulata subsp. greenei
Distribution and habitat It is native to the mountains of Oregon and northern California, where it grows in forest and chaparral habitat, sometimes on serpentine soils.
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External links
Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Flora of North America Photo gallery