Flora of North America species comparison

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Silene hookeri subsp. hookeri
Photo is of parent taxon

Hooker's catchfly, Hooker's Indian pink, Hooker's silene
Habit Plants completely eglandular or with glandular hairs on calyx and pedicels.
Petals

coral pink or white, limb with 4 unequal lobes or 2 lobes with lateral teeth, lobes lanceolate to broadly oblong, 5–10 mm, appendages 2, linear, 1.5–3.5 mm.
2n

= 72.

Silene hookeri subsp. hookeri
Phenology Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat Dry, sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, grassy areas, open woodlands, coniferous forests, serpentine areas
Elevation 100-1400 m (300-4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Although subsp. hookeri normally is eglandular, plants with stipitate-glandular hairs intermixed with the eglandular pubescence occur in several localities. They have been named subsp. pulverulenta.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 187.
Parent taxa Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Silene > Silene hookeri
Sibling taxa
S. hookeri subsp. bolanderi
Synonyms S. hookeri subsp. pulverulenta, S. ingramii, S. pulverulenta
Name authority unknown
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