Silene laciniata subsp. laciniata

Mexican pink, Mexican Pink

Family: Caryophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Mexican pink is a California native perennial found in southern Santa Lucia Mountains and southwestern California in chaparral and oak woodland habitats at elevations below 1,200 meters. Flowering from spring to summer, this plant produces distinctively fringed pink flowers with delicate, intricate petals. Growing with slender stems up to 60 centimeters tall, it forms an elegant, somewhat sprawling habit. Its leaves are narrow and linear to lance-shaped, creating a fine, elongated texture throughout the plant. The seeds are small, approximately 1 to 1.5 millimeters long with a rich red-brown coloration.

Habitat: Chaparral, oak woodland

Bloom period: Spring-summer

Elevation: < 1200 m

Bioregions: s SCoRO, SW

California counties: San Diego, Orange, Santa Barbara, Riverside, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.