Calflora
Taxon  Report   7588    
Silene bernardina  S. Watson
Palmer's campion,   Palmer's catchfly
Silene bernardina, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Caryophyllaceae  
Genus: Silene

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFSilene bernardina ssp. bernardina
JEFSilene bernardina ssp. maguirei
JEFSilene bernardina var. rigidula
JEFSilene bernardina var. sierrae
JEFSilene montana ssp. bernardina
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More information about  Silene bernardina

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/24/2022).