. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Nodding Catchfly 805. 5. Silene nutans L Fig. Silene nutans L. Sp. PI. 417- 1753. Perennial, glandular-pubescent above or nearly glabrous, stem slender, erect, i°-2° tall. Lower and basal leaves spatulate, subacute at the apex, 2-5' long, z"; wide, tapering into slender petioles; stem-leaves few and distant, narrowly oblong or lanceolate, acute or acuminate at t
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Nodding Catchfly 805. 5. Silene nutans L Fig. Silene nutans L. Sp. PI. 417- 1753. Perennial, glandular-pubescent above or nearly glabrous, stem slender, erect, i°-2° tall. Lower and basal leaves spatulate, subacute at the apex, 2-5' long, z"; wide, tapering into slender petioles; stem-leaves few and distant, narrowly oblong or lanceolate, acute or acuminate at the , sessile, the uppermost (bracts) very small; flowers 6"-8" broad, white or pink, nodding or spreading in a loose panicle; pedicels slender, 4"-l2" long; calyx oblong-cylindric in flower, 4"-5" long, glandular, its teeth triangular, acute; petals 2-cIeft or sometimes 4-cleft, the lobes narrowly oblong; capsule ovoid, 5"-6" high, distending the calyx. Mt. Desert Island, Maine, and Staten Island. N. Y. Fugitive from Europe. English names, Dover catchfly, Nottingham catchfly. June-Sept.
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