Flora:Oregon Campion
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
| Silene oregana |
| Pink Family |
Alternate Names: Oregon Silene
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Links
- Burke Museum
- CalFlora
- CalPhotos
- E-Flora BC
- Forestry Images
- Turner Photographics
- US Department of Agriculture Link
- Washington Flora Checklist
- Wildflowers.org
Description
Oregon Campion has a long brown calyx with white fringed petals at the end.
Tips on identifying Catchflies and Campions
| few basal leaves; many sets of stem leaves; bloated calyces often twice as big as petals, white petals notched to base creating appearance of ten petals | Bladder Campion | Silene vulgaris |
| matted basal leaves;1-7 flowers per stalk;;petals white tinged with pink, tend to curl in wave like ways | Common Catchfly | Silene gallica |
| leaves mostly basal; unbranched stems with 1-2 set of leaves; 1-5 white flowers on each stalk; shallowly notched petals | Douglas' Catchfly | Silene douglasii var. douglasii |
| low growing plant;leaves mostly on the stems; white flowers; petals notched about half their length with small spurs on each side | Menzies' Campion | Silene menziesii |
| 4-8 basal leaves; 3-7 sets of stem leaves; white flowers cut so deeply that the flowers appear ragged or lacey | Oregon Campion | Silene oregana |
| leaves mostly basal; unbranched stems with 5-7 sets of leaves; several dark pink flowers on each stalk; petals about half their length | Red Campion | Silene dioica |
| leaves mostly basal; unbranched stems with 5-7 sets of leaves; several white flowers on each stalk; petals about half their length | White Campion | Silene latifolia |
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