Kingdom Plantae Family Caryophyllaceae Scientific name Silene nuda | Order Caryophyllales Genus Silene Rank Species | |
Similar Silene oregana, Silene lanceolata, Silene multinervia, Silene perlmanii, Silene campanulata | ||
Silene nuda is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names western fringed catchfly and sticky catchfly.
It is native to the Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau of California, its distribution extending into Oregon and Nevada. It grows in forest, woodland, and scrub habitat, sometimes in saline soils.
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