Pronunciation: sy-LEE-nee mul-tee-NER-vee-a
Common name: Many-nerved catchfly
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Chaparral, disturbed places, burns, to
6000', San Diego Co. and north
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Silene
2) multinervia
NOTE: JM2 is apparently synonymizing Silene multinervia with S. coniflora, native to Asia, so this
may turn out to be a non-native taxon.