Caryophyllaceae
Douglas's catchfly
Silene douglasii
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Douglas's catchfly
- nv
- Dził nátʼohtsʼóóz
Synonyms
- Silene douglasii var. brachycalyx B.L.Rob.
- Silene douglasii var. douglasii
- Silene douglasii var. macrocalyx B.L.Rob.
- Silene douglasii var. monantha (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.
- Silene douglasii var. multicaulis (Nutt.) B.L.Rob.
- Silene douglasii var. villosa C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene lyallii S.Watson
- Silene macrocalyx Howell
- Silene monantha S.Watson
- Silene multicaulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.