Silene scouleriHook.

simple campion

WFO wfo-0001291724 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Silene scouleri, photographed by Craig Martin
fig. a Craig Martin, CC0 1.0 / 2019-08-10 / obs. 47769154
Silene scouleri, photographed by Leesa Greenlee
fig. b Leesa Greenlee, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 138236736
Silene scouleri, photographed by Justin Paulin
fig. c Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186832471
Silene scouleri, photographed by Jared Shorma
fig. d Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 172015191
Silene scouleri, photographed by Justin Paulin
fig. e Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 141723234
Silene scouleri, photographed by Justin Paulin
fig. f Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 141294139
Silene scouleri, photographed by Nolan Exe
fig. g Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 115536191
Silene scouleri, photographed by kweitemier
fig. h kweitemier, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 22972488

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Native range 14 botanical countries

Regions where Silene scouleri is native: Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming AlbertaArizonaBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaColoradoIdahoMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMontanaNew MexicoOregonUtahWashingtonWyoming
Native distribution of Silene scouleri, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alberta ABT NORTHERN AMERICA
Arizona ARI
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Colorado COL
Idaho IDA
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Montana MNT
New Mexico NWM
Oregon ORE
Utah UTA
Washington WAS
Wyoming WYO

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Lychnis elata S.Watson
  • Silene concolor Greene
  • Silene grandis Eastw.
  • Silene grandis var. pacifica (Eastw.) Jeps.
  • Silene hallii S.Watson
  • Silene pacifica Eastw.
  • Silene pringlei S.Watson
  • Silene scouleri subsp. scouleri
  • Silene scouleri var. concolor (Greene) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
  • Silene scouleri var. eglandulosa C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
  • Silene scouleri var. grisea C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
  • Silene scouleri var. leptophylla C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
  • Silene scouleri var. pacifica (Eastw.) C.L.Hitchc.
  • Silene scouleri var. scouleri

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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