Silene thurberi

An rare species (on the New Mexico Rare Plant Technical Council list) found in extreme SW New Mexico and adjacent Arizona & Mexico. Similar to Silene scouleri, but with longer pedicels and more branched inflorescences.

Flowers in Clanton Draw, Peloncillo Mountains, 25 Aug 2007.

A cauline leaf in Clanton Draw, Peloncillo Mts., 25 Aug 2007.