Silene scouleri | |
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Silene scouleri subsp. scouleri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Silene |
Species: | S. scouleri
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Binomial name | |
Silene scouleri |
Silene scouleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names simple campion[2] and Scouler's catchfly.
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado. There are at least three subspecies which all vary in size, shape, habitat preference, and distribution. Some individuals are difficult to assign to a subspecies.