Cardinal Catchfly
Silene laciniata
Observed along side a forest trail in the ponderosa woodlands of Upper East Verde watershead just below the Mogollon Rim, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. August 2010.
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FLOWERS: The petals are divided from the tips into several slender
lobes. There are five petals and pale markings in the throat of the tube. Three
stigmas and five stamens atop long filaments.
LEAVES: Leaves are in pairs at each node of the stem and are narrow to
wider elliptic. The nodes are swollen.
PERENNIAL: Above ground portion is herbaceous and regrows year after
year from a fleshy taproot. About a meter tall.
RANGE: Widespread in ponderosa and other open woodlands from California
to Texas and hence south into Mexico.
FRUIT: Dry, oblong capsules with many seeds.
UNARMED. Thornless.
Caryophyllaceae -- Pink Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environemtnal Information Network
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search