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Silene ostenfeldii (A. E. Porsild) J. K. Morton
Taimyr campion (Taimyr catchfly)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

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Species Information

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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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / 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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

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

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Caryophyllaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Silene ostenfeldii
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-18 5:01:41 AM ]
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