Status: Endemic, Species of Concern USFWS and State of NM, Sensitive species BLM
Synonyms:
None
Silene wrightii is a middle to upper elevation herb that lives in rocky slopes in the Ponderosa pine forest. The entire herbage is sticky. The inflorescence is lacy in appearance. The claws are laciniately divided into many acute lobes.
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Silene wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Gene Jercinovic & Patrick Alexander, Black Range, North Percha Creek, Aug. 22, 2009
Silene wrightii, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Patrice Mutchnick, Black Range, North Percha Creek, September 17, 2011
Silene wrightii, viscid herbage, photo Russ Kleinman, Gene Jercinovic & Patrick Alexander, Black Range, North Percha Creek, Aug. 22, 2009
Silene wrightii, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Gene Jercinovic & Patrick Alexander, Black Range, North Percha Creek, Aug. 22, 2009
Silene wrightii, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Gene Jercinovic & Patrick Alexander, Black Range, North Percha Creek, Aug. 22, 2009
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