MENZIE’S CAMPION

Class: Silene menziesii

Family: PINK FAMILY

Sub Family: Caryophylaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Small-flowered Catchfly

Colour: White

Height: 5-30 cm (2-12")

Each Flower: 7 cm (2 3/4") across with 5 rounded, deeply notched petals; 5 stamens; pale green, small, elongated, bladder-shaped 5-pointed calyx

Leaves: Opposite, lance-shaped and dull green with midrib, up to 5 cm (2") long and 1.3 cm (1/2") broad; may be stalkless or very short stalked; may be several pairs up the stem

Stems: Rigid, reddish, and slightly downy

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Moist, open woodlands at low to moderate elevations

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