Silene douglasii Hook. var. douglasii
Douglas' campion (seabluff catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Douglas' campion (seabluff catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
Map
Distribution of Silene douglasii var. douglasii
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Species Information
General:
Perennial from a stout taproot and branched stem-base; tufted, often matted; stems decumbent to ascending, several, branched, finely and densely hairy, 10-70 cm tall/long.
Leaves:
Basal leaves mostly matted at the base of the stems, oblanceolate to lanceolate, 2-5 cm long, hairy, stalked, 2-10 mm wide; stem leaves opposite, 1-8 pairs, oblanceolate, 2-8 cm long, becoming smaller and unstalked above, hairy; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary or more usually 3 flowers; petals 5, creamy white to yellowish or greenish, often tinged with pink or purple, bilobed, 12-16 mm long, stalklike at the bases, the stalks 8-12 mm long; sepals 5, creamy white or pink, greenish or purplish, united, forming a tube 10-15 mm long, inflated and papery in fruit, 10-nerved.
Fruits:
Capsules 1-celled, 8-12 mm long; seeds 1.1-1.5 mm long, reddish-brown, roughened.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Silene douglasii var. douglasii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1234 | 660 | 1965 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
48 | 20 | 60 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
202 | 160 | 345 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
5 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), ESSF(2), IDF(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry grasslands, shrublands, meadows and open forests in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent in S BC, rare in N BC; S to MT, VT, NV and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Silene douglasii var. monantha (S. Watson) B.L. Rob.
Silene douglasii var. villosa C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire
Silene lyallii S. Watson