scouler’s catchfly

Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri

Member of simple campion (Silene scouleri)
catchflies (genus Silene)
pink family (family Caryophyllaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild members of this species in California.

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• corolla pale purple to red purple
• calyx tube clearly with 10 veins
• lower leaves 12–20 mm wide
• upper leaves 3–15 mm wide
• Jepson claims the styles are about as long as the petal claws, but CalPhotos shows them often exserted
• uncommon

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora