[Campions and Catchflys: The Genus Silene in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bell Catchfly, Slender Campion

Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa

Synonym: Silene campanulata var. greenei

Flower of Bell Catchfly, Slender Campion: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa (Synonym: Silene campanulata var. greenei)

This photo shows a close-up of the flower of slender campion as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest.......July 13, 2008.

Calyx of Bell Catchfly, Slender Campion: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa (Synonym: Silene campanulata var. greenei)

This photo shows a close-up sideview of the flower of slender campion as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest........July 13, 2008. Note the greenish, inflated calyx which is covered by numerous gland-tipped hairs.

Stem leaf of Bell Catchfly, Slender Campion: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa (Synonym: Silene campanulata var. greenei)

This photo shows a close-up of a stem leaf of slender campion as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest........July 13, 2008.

Flower of Bell Catchfly, Slender Campion: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa (Synonym: Silene campanulata var. greenei)

This photo shows another close-up of the flower of slender campion as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest........July 13, 2008. Note the much-divided petals.

Bell Catchfly, Slender Campion: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa (Synonym: Silene campanulata var. greenei)

This photo shows slender campion as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest.......July 13, 2008. Broadleaf stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium) can also be seen at lower left.
Paul Slichter