small-flowered catchfly

Silene gallica

Member of catchflies (genus Silene)
pink family (family Caryophyllaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, white in flowering plants

corolla white to pale purple
calyx tube clearly with 10 veins
pedicel and calyx hairy
common
[very gummy calyxes]

Chris’s observations: 21 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 5
Russian Ridge OSP: 3
Henry Coe SP: 2
Stevens Creek CP: 2
Calero CP
Castle Rock SP
Joseph D. Grant CP
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
Santa Teresa CP
Sierra Vista OSP
Skyline Ridge OSP

Months:

Apr.: 8
May: 10
Jun.: 3

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora