Caryophyllaceae
Western catchfly
Silene occidentalis
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Western catchfly, Western campion
- Persian
- سیلن غربی
Synonyms
- Silene occidentalis subsp. longistipitata C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene occidentalis subsp. occidentalis
- Silene occidentalis var. occidentalis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: DeanWmTaylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nancy Overholtz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.