Silene grayi is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, known by the common name Gray's catchfly.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. grayi
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| Silene grayi | |
Description
editIt is a perennial herb producing a decumbent or erect stem up to 20 or 30 centimetres (8 or 12 inches) long from a woody, branching caudex. The base of the plant is covered in tufts of leaves. These basal leaves are lance-shaped to nearly spoon-shaped, fleshy, and up to 4 centimeters long. Smaller, narrower leaves occur farther up the stems. Each flower has a tubular calyx of fused sepals lined with ten green or red veins and covered in glandular hairs. It is open at the tip, revealing five pink or purple petals. The petal tips and appendages are divided into narrow lobes.
Distribution and habitat
editIt is native to the mountains of Oregon and northern California, including the Klamath Mountains, where it grows in chaparral, mountain forests, and the talus of high slopes in alpine climates.
Ecology
editIt has been observed to occur in a plant association with oceanspray (Holodiscus microphyllus), littleleaf silverback (Luina hypoleuca), and Gray's bedstraw (Galium grayanum).[2]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silene grayi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ USFS. Establishment record for Manzanita Creek Research Natural Area within the Shasta-Trinity National Forests, Trinity Co., California.
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