Silene californica Calflora

Distribution by County 7590

Silene californica Durand

(not an active name)

California indian pink, California scarlet campion

Silene californica is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Silene laciniata ssp. californica

Record Count by County


Alameda: 20	Humboldt: 73	Nevada: 31	Solano: 2
Amador: 7	Kern: 51	Orange: 1	Sonoma: 65
Butte: 66	Lake: 46	Placer: 35	Tehama: 34
Calaveras: 12	Los Angeles: 13	Plumas: 38	Trinity: 83
Colusa: 19	Madera: 2	San Luis Obispo: 5	Tulare: 42
Contra Costa: 7	Marin: 65	San Mateo: 34	Tuolumne: 21
Del Norte: 2	Mariposa: 33	Santa Barbara: 1	Ventura: 19
El Dorado: 45	Mendocino: 80	Santa Clara: 14	Yolo: 2
Fresno: 24	Monterey: 13	Shasta: 24	Yuba: 5
Glenn: 10	Napa: 29	Sierra: 9

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).