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Silene drummondii
Silene drummondii Hook.
Drummond's Campion, Drummond's Catchfly, Drummond's Cockle, Forked Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SIDR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Petals off-white to dusky pink or dingy reddish-purple.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , ID , MD , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , SK
Native Habitat: Dry, often sandy or gravelly places, alpine meadows, prairies, dunes, bluffs, hillsides, sagebrush, open montane woodlands and forests.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Silene drummondii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Silene drummondii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Silene drummondii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR