Calflora
Taxon  Report   7609    
Silene occidentalis  S. Watson
Western campion,   Western catchfly
Silene occidentalis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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
Subspecies and Varieties:

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Chaparral
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFSilene occidentalis ssp. longistipitata
JEFSilene occidentalis ssp. occidentalis
More information about  Silene occidentalis

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: 05/27/2022).