PLANTS Profile for Silene oregana (Oregon silene)

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Silene oregana S. Watson
Oregon silene

Symbol:

SIOR3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Silene oregana S. Watson

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Distribution:
Silene oregana S. Watson


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Related Taxa:
Silene oregana S. Watson

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene

Classification:
Silene oregana S. Watson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Silene L. – catchfly
Species	Silene oregana S. Watson – Oregon silene

More Accounts and Images:
Silene oregana S. Watson

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20099.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 04:20 PM CDT