Silene oraria M. Peck, Torreya 32: 148. 1932

Leaf blades oblanceolate, 2-5(-8) cm × 3-13 mm × 0.3-0.7 mm, fleshy. Inflorescences eglandular. Flowers: calyx strongly suffused with purple, strongly inflated, (4-) 7-10(-12) mm diam. at anthesis, eglandular; petal limb 5-11 mm wide, often with lateral tooth on each side.

Flowering summer. Exposed coastal bluffs; 0-100 m; Oreg.

Variety oraria is in the Center for Plant Conservation's National Collection of Endangered Plants.