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Parry's Catchfly

Silene parryi

Photo by YukoChartraw
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Field Notes

Description:

Upright tuft, leaves mostly basal. Stems with short hairs on lower section, glandular above. Basal leaves narrowly egg-shaped, 1–3 in. long, becoming smaller upward. Flowers 2–4 in loose clusters near top. Flower calyx with glands along ribs, 5 white or greenish petals. Petals divided into 4 rounded lobes, center lobes larger, 2 small rounded appendages at center of each petal.

Habitat:

Grows on rocky slopes, in dry meadows, open forests of subalpine, at high elevations.

Notes:

Spotted on the Mt. Townsend Trail in the Olympic National Forest.

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