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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/pink/silene/cucubalus/cucubalus1b.jpg)
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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/pink/silene/cucubalus/cucubalus1a.jpg)
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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/pink/silene/cucubalus/cucubaluslf1d.jpg)
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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/pink/silene/cucubalus/cucubalus1c.jpg)
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