Silene parryi (S. Watson) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire
Parry's campion (Parry's catchfly; Parry's silene)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Parry's campion (Parry's catchfly; Parry's silene)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a simple to branched stem-base; stems erect, several, simple, hairy, more or less glandular above, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Leaves mostly basal, linear-lanceolate to spoon-shaped, 3-8 cm long, 4-10 mm wide, long-stalked; stem leaves opposite, usually 2-3 pairs, not greatly reduced though narrower than the basal leaves; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of usually 3-7 flowers in a rather short, narrow cluster, the lateral clusters usually reduced to a single flower; petals 5, white or greenish- or purplish-tinged, stalklike at the bases, the stalks about 11 mm long, the blades 3-5 mm long, 2-cleft nearly to midlength, with prominent lateral teeth on each blade lobe, sometimes the blade nearly equally 4-lobed; sepals 5, united, forming a glandular-hairy tube 10-20 mm long, with 10 prominent greenish or purplish nerves.
Fruits:
Capsules oblong, 1-celled; seeds brown, 1-1.5 mm long, somewhat wrinkled.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Silene parryi
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1980 | 252 | 2619 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
37 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
174 | 10 | 355 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
204 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(35), BAFA(3), ESSF(139), IDF(2), IMA(8), MS(14), PP(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry meadows and open forests from the montane to alpine zones; common in SC and SE BC; E to AB and S to WY.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Silene douglasii var. macounii (S. Watson) B.L. Rob.
Silene macounii S. Watson
Silene scouleri var. macounii (S. Watson) B. Boivin
Silene tetonensis A. Nelson
Wahlbergella parryi (S. Watson) Rydb.