About Silene lemmonii S.Watson
Silene lemmonii is a perennial herb that grows multiple stems and shoots from a woody, branching caudex. Its stems are either decumbent or upright, can reach up to 45 centimeters in length, and are covered in hairs; the hairs on the upper sections of the stems are glandular. Most leaves grow low on the plant, are oval to lance-shaped, and measure a few centimeters long, while smaller leaves may develop on the upper stem. The inflorescence holds between 1 and 7 nodding flowers, which grow on sticky glandular stalks. This moth-pollinated flower has a tubular or inflated calyx made of fused sepals, which is open at the tip to expose five petals. The petals can be whitish, yellowish, or pinkish, and their tips are deeply split into four narrow, sometimes hairlike lobes that may curl and tangle. Long stamens stick out from the opening of the flower, and three whisker-like styles protrude even farther beyond the stamens.
