[Campions of Mt. Adams]

Parry's Campion

Silene parryi

Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Parry's campion growing on gravel slopes at the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams...................July 19, 2009.

Corolla lobes of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii) -- Calyx tube of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Close-ups of the cleft corolla lobes and glandular calyx tube of Parry's campion as seen at the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams...................July 19, 2009.


A close-up of the corolla lobes of Parry's campion at 6700' on the Ridge of Wonders....................August 12, 2006.

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flowers of Parry's campion. Note the dark lines and numerous glands on the surface of the calyx. Photographed on the west face of Little Mt. Adams............July 17, 2006.

The thin, paired stem leaves of Parry's campion. Ridge of Wonders....................August 12, 2006.

A cluster of Parry's campion arises from amongst shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiflora floribunda) and rocky Mt. Groundsel (Packera streptanthifolia). Photographed on Little Mt. Adams..................July 17, 2006.

The glandular inflorescence of Parry's campion. 6700' on the Ridge of Wonders.........................August 12, 2006.

Moraine above Hell Roaring Meadows ...............August 4, 2001.

Ridge of Wonders..............September 8, 2001


Photographed on the west face of Little Mt. Adams............August 14, 2004

Paul Slichter