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Silene scaposa B.L. Rob.
Blue Mountain catchfly

       
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Silene scaposa B.L. Rob.

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Distribution:
Silene scaposa B.L. Rob.

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USA (ID, NV, OR)
 

Related Taxa:
Silene scaposa B.L. Rob.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Silene scaposa B.L. Rob. var. lobata C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire. .
Silene scaposa var. lobata
Lost River silene
Distribution of Silene scaposa B.L. Rob. var. scaposa. .
Silene scaposa var. scaposa
Blue Mountain catchfly
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Silene scaposa B.L. Rob.

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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 scaposa B.L. Rob. – Blue Mountain catchfly
 

More Accounts and Images:
Silene scaposa B.L. Rob.

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 20116.

 
 
Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:14 PM CDT