Calflora Taxon Report
Silene laciniata  Cav.  ssp. major  C. L. Hitchc. & Maguire

(not an active name)

Cardinal catchfly, Southern indian pink
photo on CalPhotos
2002 Lynn Watson
photo on CalPhotos
2003 Keir Morse
Silene laciniata ssp. major 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
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Bloom Period
Parent: Silene laciniata
Genus: Silene
Family: Caryophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFSilene laciniata ssp. laciniata
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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