[Campions and Catchflys: The Genus Silene in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Bladder Campion, Maidenstears

Silene vulgaris

Synonyms: Oberna commutata, Silene cucubalus, Silene inflata, Silene latifolia, Silene latifolia var. pubescens

Flowers of Bladder Campion, Maidenstears: Silene vulgaris (Synonyms: Oberna commutata, Silene cucubalus, Silene inflata, Silene latifolia, Silene latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of bladder campion as seen along the Mt. Adams Highway at Skunk Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams...............July 2, 2006.

Inflated calyces of Bladder Campion, Maidenstears: Silene vulgaris (Synonyms: Oberna commutata, Silene cucubalus, Silene inflata, Silene latifolia, Silene latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows a close-up of the much-inflated calyces of bladder campion as seen along the Mt. Adams Highway at Skunk Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams...........July 2, 2006.

Stem leaf of Bladder Campion, Maidenstears: Silene vulgaris (Synonyms: Oberna commutata, Silene cucubalus, Silene inflata, Silene latifolia, Silene latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows the leaf of bladder campion as seen along the Mt. Adams Highway at Skunk Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 2, 2006.

Bladder Campion, Maidenstears: Silene vulgaris (Synonyms: Oberna commutata, Silene cucubalus, Silene inflata, Silene latifolia, Silene latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows the general shape of bladder campion as seen along the Mt. Adams Highway at Skunk Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........July 2, 2006.

Paul Slichter