[Campions and Catchflys: The Genus Silene in Mt. Adams Country]

Parry's Campion, Parry's Silene

Silene parryi

Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii

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

Parry's campion seen at left growing on gravel slopes at the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation............July 19, 2009. The photo at right shows a close-up of the glandular inflorescene of Parry's campion growing on gravel slopes near the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams, Bird Creek Meadows...........August 29, 2022.

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, Tract D Yakima Reservation.........July 19, 2009.


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

Close-up images of the corolla lobes and glandular inflorescence of Parry's campion at 6700' on the Ridge of Wonders, Tract D Yakima Reservation..........August 12, 2006.

Calyx tubes of 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: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

The photo at left 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, Tract D Yakima Reservation.........July 17, 2006. The similar Douglas' catchfly lacks the glands and thus does not feel sticky to the touch. The photo at right shows a cluster of Parry's campion arising from amongst shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiflora floribunda) and rocky Mt. Groundsel (Packera streptanthifolia). Photographed on Little Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation.........July 17, 2006.

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

The thin, paired stem leaves of Parry's campion. Ridge of Wonders, Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation...........August 12, 2006.

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

Moraine above Hell Roaring Meadows, Tract D Yakima Reservation.........August 4, 2001.

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

The photo at left shows the flower of Parry's campion on the Ridge of Wonders, Tract D Yakima Reservation..........September 8, 2001. The photo at right was photographed on the west face of Little Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation............August 14, 2004.


Paul Slichter