Caryophyllaceae
Palmer's catchfly
Silene bernardina
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Palmer's catchfly
Synonyms
- Silene bernardina subsp. bernardina
- Silene bernardina subsp. maguirei Bocquet
- Silene bernardina var. bernardina
- Silene bernardina var. rigidula (B.L.Rob.) Tiehm
- Silene bernardina var. sierrae (C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire) Bocquet
- Silene montana var. rigidula B.L.Rob.
- Silene shockleyi S.Watson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.