SPECIES INFORMATION 



1. Classification and nomenclature. 

 A. Species. 



1. Scientific name. 



a. Binomial: Silene spaldinqii Wats. 



b. Full bibliographic citation: Watson, S. 

 1875. Revision of the genus Ceanothus, 

 and descriptions of new plants, with a 

 synopsis of the western species of Silene . 

 Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 333-350. 



c. Type specimens: United States, probably 

 from near Clearwater, Idaho Co., Idaho. 

 Watson stated the type came from "on 

 Clearwater in central Idaho, Spalding." 

 The type itself bears the label 

 "Clearwater, Oregon, Rev. Mr. Spalding." 

 GH (Hitchcock and Maguire, 1947) . 



2. Pertinent synonyms: None. 



3. Common name: Spalding's catchfly 



4. Taxon codes: PDCAROUISO (Montana, Oregon and 

 Idaho Natural Heritage programs); JN.L7 6 

 (Washington Natural Heritage Program) ; 5044 

 SILSPA, (U.S.Forest Service, Region 1) 



5. Size of genus: Over 400 species, mostly of the 

 North Temperate Zone, and especially abundant 

 in Eurasia (Hitchcock et al., 1964). 



B. Feunily classification. 



1. Faunily name: Caryophyllaceae. 



2. Pertinent faunily synonym: None. 



3. Common names for the family: Pink Family, 

 Carnation Family. 



C. Major plant group: Dicotyledoneae. 



D. History of knowledge of taxon: Silene spaldinqii 

 was first collected by Rev. Mr. Spalding prior to 

 1875. The exact location of collection is not 

 known. The label states "Clearwater, Oregon"; 



