Parry’s Catchfly (Silene douglasii var. macounii)

Park Creek Pass, North Cascades N.P., WA, 8/2012.
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This entry was posted on October 21, 2012 by nwwildflowers. It was filed under All Northwest, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, dry open woods, July, Mid Elevation, pink, rocky slopes, Washington, white and was tagged with flower, North Cascades National Park, Wildflowers.
Often the NW Wildflowers photos are so close-up that they fail to impart a more general visual understanding of the plant overall. Please step back a few inches, we need to see the whole plant with foliage and flowers, to really get an impression about what a plant is all about.
October 21, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Thanks for the constructive criticism. In many cases, we’re going back and including extra photos to show both close ups and shots that show the entire plants for better identification. Our first priority, however, is quality photos, and in this case, the only one that passed our aesthetic test was this close up. If we happen upon another specimen, we’ll try to get a better medium shot.
October 21, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Is this a dwarf plant 4-5″ tall, or a tall plant 3′ tall, the ultra-closeup gives few clues,
October 21, 2012 at 8:39 pm
As I remember, this was closer to 3 feet.
October 21, 2012 at 9:07 pm