Silene ostenfeldii (A. E. Porsild) J. K. Morton
Taimyr campion (Taimyr catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Taimyr campion (Taimyr catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Perennial from a taproot and branching stem-base; stems erect or ascending, many branched, white-hairy and glandular, 5-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate, white-hairy and glandular, 1.5-6 cm long, 2-8 mm wide, 1-nerved; stem leaves opposite, 2-4 pairs, reduced upwards; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of usually 3-6 flowers in a cluster, occasionally solitary; petals 5, white or pinkish, 2-cleft, stalklike at the bases; sepals 5, purplish-nerved, united, forming a tube 6-11 mm long; styles 5.
Fruits:
Capsules 8-11 mm long; seeds dark brown, 0.6-1.0 mm long, sometimes slightly winged, granular.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Dry open calcareous slopes from the montane to alpine zones; rare in NW BC; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT and NT and E to Greenland; E. Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Gastrolychnis ostenfeldii (A.E. Porsild) V.V. Petrovsky
Gastrolychnis taimyrensis (Tolm.) Czerep.
Gastrolychnis triflora subsp. dawsonii (B.L. Robins.) A.& D. L÷ve
Lychnis dawsonii
Lychnis taimyrensis (Tolm.) Polunin
Lychnis triflora
Lychnis triflora subsp. dawsonii (B.L. Robins.) Maguire
Lychnis triflora var. dawsonii B.L. Robins.
Melandrium ostenfeldii A.E. Porsild
Melandrium taimyrense Tolm.
Silene sorensenis (B. Boivin) Bocquet
Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet