Silene douglasii
Caryophyllaceae
Douglas's Catchfly
Mound, flower stems lax becoming upright. Stems and leaves coated with fine hairs. Leaves lance-shaped, opposite, becoming smaller up stem, lower leaves 1–2 1/2 in. long. White to greenish or pinkish flowers, each a cup 1/2 in. deep with fine hairs but no glands, petals longer and barely notched at tip, 2 appendages topping each petal at flower center. Grows in dry open slopes, grassy areas, shrublands, forests, at mid- to high elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–15 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe, West-side Forest
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Great Basin, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Douglas's Campion
