Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Silene laciniata Cavanilles var. greggii (Gray) C.L. Hitchcock & Maguire
(Indian Pink, Cardinal Catchfly)
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Silene greggii Gray
Silene laciniata is a middle to upper elevation herb with beautiful orange red deeply lobed
petals. The sepals are stipitate glandular. Silene laciniata is usually found in openings in
the Ponderosa pine forest.
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Silene laciniata, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Road, Aug. 9, 2009
Silene laciniata, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 9, 2007
Silene laciniata, corolla, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Road, Aug. 9, 2009
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