About Silene douglasii Hook.
Silene douglasii Hook. is a tufted perennial herb that grows from a branching caudex and taproot. Its stems range from decumbent to upright, and reach up to 70 centimeters in length. The stem is covered in curly or felt-like gray-white hairs. The leaves are lance-shaped: lower stem leaves grow up to 6 centimeters long, and leaves are smaller when located higher up the stem. Each individual flower is enclosed in a cylindrical, inflated calyx made of sepals, marked with ten green or purple-red veins. The calyx is open at its tip, exposing five white, pink, or purplish petals. Each petal has two wide lobes at its tip.
