Silene stellata

Family:CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Species:Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
Common Name:Starry Campion; Widow's Frill
Habitat:Open hardwood forests.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SIST
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE - Pink family
Genus Silene
Species Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton - Starry Campion; Widow's Frill

Citation

Citation Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton, Hort. Kew., ed. 2 [W.T. Aiton] 3: 84. 1811.
Basionym: Cucubalus stellatus L. 1753.
Type: Without data: (lectotype: LINN 582.8). Lectotypified by Rabeler in Cafferty & Jarvis (ed.), Taxon 53: 1051. 2004.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cucubalus stellatus Cucubalus stellatus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 414. 1753  
Evactoma stellata    
Evactoma stellata var. scabrella    
Silene scabrella    
Silene stellata var. scabrella    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1875 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
SAMF0003655 Jefferson 16 Aug 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5380
SAMF
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
UNA00033670 Marshall 06 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
40
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
UNA00047143 Randolph 20 Jul 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2416
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121311 Calhoun 26 Jul 1991 Naugher, Rhonda L.
298
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000003697 Coffee 10 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
881
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_18007 Cleburne 22 Jul 1968 Kral, Robert
31846
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121336 Randolph 20 Jul 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2416
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0008551 Marshall 06 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
40
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121314 Cleburne 26 Aug 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10268
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121337 Shelby 20 Jul 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
ALNHS00003023 Limestone 23 Jun 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1507
ALNHS
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. F.
AUA_ACC_34366 Jefferson 7 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1682
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
AUA_ACC_35031 Bibb 12 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1704
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121323 Cleburne 9 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
492
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121318 Cherokee 7 Sep 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15626
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121322 Clay 26 Jul 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
786
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00069878 Pickens 30 Jul 1980 Dalrymple, Larry
27
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
SAMF0003657 Jefferson 30 Jul 2013 Cullip, Megan O.
5
SAMF
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
AMAL00011462 Tallapoosa 20 May 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
235
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0035889 Blount 25 Jul 2014 Anderson, Kelly
639
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) Aiton
JSU121332 Marshall 21 Jul 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2386
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000040883 Talladega 29 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7372
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
UNA00053920 Blount 19 Aug 1997 Keener, Brian R.
311
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
UNA00057157 Randolph 20 Jul 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2416
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121325 Etowah 30 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4049
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000017995 DeKalb 23 Oct 1986 Martin, A.L.
52
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121315 Cherokee 3 Nov 1996 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121335 Randolph 17 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2677
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0008550 Blount 10 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4736
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121329 Jefferson 31 Jul 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1638
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121312 Calhoun 4 Nov 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1492
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
ALNHS00002705 Colbert 22 Jul 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-471
ALNHS
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_33103 Shelby 5 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
281
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
AMAL00006323 Madison 27 Jul 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
755
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
ALNHS00007366 Etowah 21 JUL 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5599
ALNHS
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121327 Jackson 30 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7470
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121328 Jackson 5 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5903
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121321 Clay 23 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
439
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000017997 Randolph 17 Aug 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4190
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AMAL00014583 Tallapoosa 06 Sep 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
344
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0011631 Talladega 29 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7372
UWAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121309 Calhoun 31 Jul 1996 Hruska, Susan E.
1403
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0034564 Marion 12 Jul 1995 Kral, Robert
85173
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
AMAL00008851 Pickens 30 Jul 1980 Dalrymple, Larry
027
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00033695 Marshall 06 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
40
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121338 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12355
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00033660 Limestone 29 Jul 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
1080
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121319 Clay 23 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
439
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0031599 Lawrence 18 Jul 2013 England, J. Kevin
4400
UWAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) WT Aiton
AMAL00020450 Calhoun 25 Jul 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4165
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00033685 Tuscaloosa 10 Aug 1875 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
UNA00033645 Clay 27 Jul 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_46244 Jackson 21 Aug 1981 O'Halloran, K.
426
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121310 Calhoun 10 Sep 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
898
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0034473 Cherokee 22 Aug 1996 Kral, Robert
86591
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
AUA_ACC_35047 Jefferson 28 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1767
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121316 Cherokee 6 Oct 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121334 Marshall 2 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
415
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AMAL00013203 Marshall 06 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
40
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU145736 Cleburne 31 Jul 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
696
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121331 Marshall 20 Aug 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
232
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_20465 Jackson 25 Jul 1970 Hopson, George R.
00112
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
UWAL0052158 Bibb 13 Jul 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10768
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
JSU121324 DeKalb 23 Jul 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5216
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0056704 Lauderdale 12 May 2020 England, Kevin J.
10999
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
JSU121326 Etowah 16 Jul 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2767
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00033675 Marshall 06 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
40
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121308 Blount 13 Oct 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
905
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00033665 Walker 03 Nov 1984 Horn, Charles N.
656
UNA
Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
UWAL0018877 Madison 15 Sep 1984 Kral, Robert
71624
UWAL
Silene stellata (L.) Ait.F.
AMAL00020449 Calhoun 22 Jul 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4200
AMAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000041218 Macon 29 Jun 2012 Pullen, Robert
441
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
TROY000028483 Blount 10 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4736
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121330 Lauderdale 20 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18242
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
SAMF0003656 Marshall 06 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
40
SAMF
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
UWAL0014521 Cleburne 02 Jul 2010 England, J. Kevin
2587
UWAL
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000003696 Coffee 27 Jun 2000 Martin, Brian H.
753
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000017996 Pickens 30 Jul 1980 Dalrymple, Larry
27
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121320 Clay 1 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3095
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_49547 Russell 18 Aug 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5361
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121333 Marshall 7 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2560
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121317 Cherokee 24 Jul 1969 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA000039320 Jefferson 2 Aug 1920 Wolf, Wolfgang
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121313 Calhoun 30 Oct 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1450
JSU
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000047165 Talladega 19 Aug 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28451
TROY
Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
AUA_ACC_63544 Pickens 30 Jul 1980 Freeman, John D.
27
AUA
Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
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