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Silene drummondii var. drummondii

Silene drummondii Hook. var. drummondii

Drummond's Campion, Drummond's Catchfly

Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Synonym(s): Gastrolychnis drummondii, Lychnis drummondii, Lychnis pudica, Melandrium drummondii, Wahlbergella drummondii

USDA Symbol: SIDRD

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Petals off-white to dusky pink.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , ID , MD , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , SK
Native Habitat: Dry, often sandy or gravelly places, 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 var. drummondii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Silene drummondii var. drummondii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Silene drummondii var. drummondii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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