Caryophyllaceae

Silene douglasii

Douglas's Catchfly

Mound, flower stems lax becoming upright. Stems and leaves coated with fine hairs. Leaves lance-shaped, opposite, becoming smaller up stem, lower leaves 1–2 1/2 in. long. White to greenish or pinkish flowers, each a cup 1/2 in. deep with fine hairs but no glands, petals longer and barely notched at tip, 2 appendages topping each petal at flower center. Grows in dry open slopes, grassy areas, shrublands, forests, at mid- to high elevations.

• Rarity: Common
• Flowering Time: All Spring And Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 4--15 inches
• Habitat: Meadow, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest, Shrub-Steppe
• Found In: Siskiyous, West Gorge, Great Basin, Steens, Wallowas, Mt. Rainier Np, Olympic Np, Crater Lake Np, N Cascades Np
• Native: Yes