Mexican Campion (Silene laciniata)

   
 

Silene laciniata. Fig. 1. McKnight Road, Black Range, Grant County, New Mexico. Fig. 2. Rustlers Park to Barfoot Trail, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Mexican Campion, Cardinal Catchfly, Mexican Catchfly, Indian Pink
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Silene laciniata (sil-LEE-nee la-sin-ee-AY-tuh)
• Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern California to Big Bend and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial forb.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 23 May 2006