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Posted: 17 Sep 2013

Taken: 29 Aug 2013

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1/250 • f/5.6 • 21.8 mm • ISO 100 •

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Keywords

macro •
Banff National Park •
beauty in nature •
Peyto Lake •
Icefields Parkway •
W of Calgary •
Highway 93 •
on trail to the lookout •
Silene Sp. •
Rocky Mountains •
Alberta •
Canada •
nature •
flora •
flower •
flowers •
white •
close-up •
forest •
wildflower •
maybe Parry's Catchfly / Sileneparryi •

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Silene sp

Silene sp
We found this plant - the only one we saw - along the trail to Peyto Lake (along the Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park) on 29 August 2013. I think it has to be a species of Silene, but ID will have to wait. I think it's such an attractive flower, I would say about three-quarters of an inch to an inch across, and in pretty good shape.

Not sure, but the closest I have found in Google Images is Silene auriculata subsp. lanuginosa (Bertol.) Arcang. (Silene lanuginosa). All other species of Silene seem to have teach petal divided into two lobes, whereas this flower has the additional little white "fingers".

Later: looks like it could be Parry's Catchfly / Silene parryi.

Xata, , , LeapFrog have particularly liked this photo

Comments
 LeapFrog
LeapFrog
What odd shaped petals .. really give this flower some unique characteristics ... terrific lighting and an excellent piece of work ... and an outstanding POV ...
10 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Wonderful macro Anne

Seen in Beautiful Flowers
10 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Splendid macro +++++++++
3 years ago.

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