NameThatPlant.net: Silene stellata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene stellata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Starry Campion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene stellata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-001:

Silene stellata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

COMMON NAME:
Starry Campion, Widow's-frill

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene stellata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene stellata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-001:
Silene stellata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

1382

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves whorled, lowest or uppermost opposite

FLOWER:
Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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