About Silene hookeri Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Silene hookeri Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray is a squat perennial herb. It grows a decumbent or upright stem that reaches up to 20 centimeters long from a woody, branching caudex. The entire plant is covered in soft, gray, curly or crinkly hairs. Its leaves are lance-shaped; leaves near the plant base grow up to 9 centimeters long, while smaller, narrower leaves grow higher up along the stems. Each flower has a tubular calyx made of fused sepals, marked with ten veins and covered in whitish hairs. The calyx is open at its tip, exposing five petals that can be white, pink, or purple. Each petal tip is typically divided into four lobes, which may be wide and rounded, or narrow and fringelike. Small, upright appendages grow at the base of each petal.
