Menzies' Campion
Silene menziesii (Anotites menziesii)
Family:
Pink (Caryophyllaceae)
AKA:
Catchfly
Photo taken on:
June 29, 2007
Location:
Taylor Canyon, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to montane
Habitat:
Open woods
Grows to 1ft in colonies with soft, sticky, hairy leaves. Flowers have five deeply notched petals and an inflated calyx.
Flora of North America reference.