[Campions and Catchflys: The Genus Silene in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Parry's Campion

Silene parryi

Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii) - Flower of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Parry's campion as seen blooming along the upper half of the Freezeout Trail on Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest......July 27, 2018.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Parry's campion growing on gravel slopes at the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation............July 19, 2009.

Corolla lobes of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii) -- Calyx tube of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Close-ups of the cleft corolla lobes and glandular calyx tube of Parry's campion as seen at the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation.............July 19, 2009.


Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii) - Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Parry's campion observed on the southern slopes of Noble Knob, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest........August 1, 2019.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Parry's campion as seen at the summit of Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 4, 2015.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

A close-up of the corolla lobes of Parry's campion at 6700' on the Ridge of Wonders, Tract D Yakima Reservation.............August 12, 2006.

Calyx tubes of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flowers of Parry's campion. Note the dark lines and numerous glands on the surface of the calyx. Photographed on the west face of Little Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation............July 17, 2006. The similar Douglas' catchfly lacks the glands and thus does not feel sticky to the touch.

Stem leaves of Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

The thin, paired stem leaves of Parry's campion. Ridge of Wonders, Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation.............August 12, 2006.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

A cluster of Parry's campion arises from amongst shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiflora floribunda) and rocky Mt. Groundsel (Packera streptanthifolia). Photographed on Little Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation............July 17, 2006.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

The glandular inflorescence of Parry's campion. 6700' on the Ridge of Wonders, Tract D Yakima Reservation...........August 12, 2006.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Moraine above Hell Roaring Meadows, Tract D Yakima Reservation............August 4, 2001.

Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Ridge of Wonders, Tract D Yakima Reservation..............September 8, 2001.


Parry's Campion: Silene parryi (Synonyms: Silene douglasii var. macounii, Silene macounii)

Photographed on the west face of Little Mt. Adams, Tract D Yakima Reservation............August 14, 2004.

Paul Slichter