Silene douglasii Hook.


Family	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus species	Silene douglasii Hook.
Synonyms	Silene columbiana Howell
	Silene dilatata Suksd.
	Silene lyallii S.Watson
Habitat	sagebrush wilding
Altitude	0-3200m
Description	taproot, leaves broadly oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 2-8cm long, acute, long petiolate, flowers 1-7, in cyme, petals bilobate
Size	30-40cm
Color	pinkish violet, white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Northern America Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	CARYOPHYLLACEAE Silene douglasii Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Hooker] 1(2): 88 (1830) Synonyms: Cucubalus douglasii (Hook.) Eaton ============================================================================= douglasii typica C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire, Univ. Wash. Publ, Biol. 13: 40 (1947) Synonyms: Silene columbiana Howell Silene dilatata Suksd. Silene douglasii brachycalyx B.L.Rob. Silene douglasii macrocalyx B.L.Rob. Silene douglasii monantha (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. Silene douglasii multicaulis B.L.Rob. Silene douglasii villosa C,L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene douglasii viscida (Nutt.) B.L.Rob. Silene lyallii S.Watson Silene macrocalyx (B.L.Rob.) Howell Silene monantha S.Watson Silene multicaulis Nutt. British Columbia, w. USA 71 BRC 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS WYO 76 CAL NEV UTA 0-3200m douglasii oraria (M.Peck) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire, Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 13: 40 (1947) Basionym: Silene oraria M. Peck, Torreya 32: 148 (1932) Oregon 73 ORE 0-100m douglasii rupinae S.R.Kephart & K.B.Sturgeon, Madrońo 40: 96 (1993) Oregon, Washington 73 ORE WAS 0-100m