Silene greenei subsp. angustifolia

(F. N. Williams) Rabeler & Gandhi

J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 15: 58. 2021.

Common names: Red Mountain catchfly
Endemic
Basionym: Silene campanulata var. angustifolia F. N. Williams J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 50. 1896
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 177. Mentioned on page 176.

Stems 4–20 cm, scabrous, pubescent, hairs 2–4 times as long as broad. Leaf blades narrowly linear to lanceolate, 1.5–5 cm × 2–10(–15) mm. Petals dusty pink.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Serpentine outcrops
Elevation: 1200-1500 m

Discussion

Subspecies angustifolia intergrades freely with subsp. greenei, which is the common and more widely occurring form of this species. Subspecies angustifolia is found in Colusa, Mendocino, Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
John K. Morton +
(S. Watson ex B. L. Robinson) Howell +
Silene campanulata var. angustifolia +
Red Mountain catchfly +
1200-1500 m +
Serpentine outcrops +
Flowering summer. +
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas +
Anotites +, Atocion +, Coronaria +, Gastrolychnis +, Lychnis +, Melandrium +, Physolychnis +, Viscaria +  and Wahlbergella +
Silene greenei subsp. angustifolia +
Silene greenei +
subspecies +