Silene stellata

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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

Family	CARYOPHYLLACEAE - 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

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
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

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
JSU121315	Cherokee	3 Nov 1996	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0052158	Bibb	13 Jul 2018	Keener, Brian R. 10768	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
JSU121317	Cherokee	24 Jul 1969	Clonts, Jerry A. s.n.	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_35031	Bibb	12 Jul 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1704	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
AMAL00008851	Pickens	30 Jul 1980	Dalrymple, Larry 027	AMAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
SAMF0003655	Jefferson	16 Aug 2012	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5380	SAMF Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
UNA00033660	Limestone	29 Jul 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 1080	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
ALNHS00002705	Colbert	22 Jul 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-471	ALNHS Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121338	Shelby	10 Sep 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12355	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00033695	Marshall	06 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 40	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
UWAL0056704	Lauderdale	12 May 2020	England, Kevin J. 10999	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
JSU121309	Calhoun	31 Jul 1996	Hruska, Susan E. 1403	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121322	Clay	26 Jul 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 786	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AMAL00014583	Tallapoosa	06 Sep 2006	Barger, T. Wayne 344	AMAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0034564	Marion	12 Jul 1995	Kral, Robert 85173	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
SAMF0003656	Marshall	06 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 40	SAMF Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
TROY000017996	Pickens	30 Jul 1980	Dalrymple, Larry 27	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121324	DeKalb	23 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5216	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_33103	Shelby	5 Aug 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 281	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
UWAL0008550	Blount	10 Aug 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4736	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121330	Lauderdale	20 Jul 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18242	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121316	Cherokee	6 Oct 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121332	Marshall	21 Jul 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2386	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton 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.
UNA00069878	Pickens	30 Jul 1980	Dalrymple, Larry 27	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121329	Jefferson	31 Jul 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1638	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000003696	Coffee	27 Jun 2000	Martin, Brian H. 753	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_49547	Russell	18 Aug 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5361	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
AUA_ACC_34366	Jefferson	7 Jul 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1682	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
UNA00033670	Marshall	06 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 40	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
AUA000039320	Jefferson	2 Aug 1920	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121314	Cleburne	26 Aug 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10268	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121333	Marshall	7 Aug 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2560	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.
UNA00033665	Walker	03 Nov 1984	Horn, Charles N. 656	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU145736	Cleburne	31 Jul 1992	Hutchinson, Francine 696	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00053920	Blount	19 Aug 1997	Keener, Brian R. 311	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
UWAL0018877	Madison	15 Sep 1984	Kral, Robert 71624	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) Ait.F.
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.
UNA00033685	Tuscaloosa	10 Aug 1875	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121321	Clay	23 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 439	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121310	Calhoun	10 Sep 1995	Hruska, Susan E. 898	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AMAL00020450	Calhoun	25 Jul 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4165	AMAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0034473	Cherokee	22 Aug 1996	Kral, Robert 86591	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
UNA00033645	Clay	27 Jul 1896	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121308	Blount	13 Oct 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 905	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000041218	Macon	29 Jun 2012	Pullen, Robert 441	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
AMAL00006323	Madison	27 Jul 1996	Threlkeld, Steven J. 755	AMAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_46244	Jackson	21 Aug 1981	O'Halloran, K. 426	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121337	Shelby	20 Jul 1993	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000003697	Coffee	10 Aug 2000	Martin, Brian H. 881	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121319	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.
AMAL00020449	Calhoun	22 Jul 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4200	AMAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0035889	Blount	25 Jul 2014	Anderson, Kelly 639	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) Aiton
UWAL0008551	Marshall	06 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 40	UWAL Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121311	Calhoun	26 Jul 1991	Naugher, Rhonda L. 298	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000017995	DeKalb	23 Oct 1986	Martin, A.L. 52	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121325	Etowah	30 Oct 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 4049	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AMAL00013203	Marshall	06 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 40	AMAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121312	Calhoun	4 Nov 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 1492	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UNA00057157	Randolph	20 Jul 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2416	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_18007	Cleburne	22 Jul 1968	Kral, Robert 31846	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121335	Randolph	17 Aug 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2677	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
AUA_ACC_35047	Jefferson	28 Jul 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1767	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
AUA_ACC_63544	Pickens	30 Jul 1980	Freeman, John D. 27	AUA Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121327	Jackson	30 Aug 1997	Ballard, J. Mark 7470	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
ALNHS00007366	Etowah	21 JUL 2021	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5599	ALNHS Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121334	Marshall	2 Aug 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 415	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
ALNHS00003023	Limestone	23 Jun 2014	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1507	ALNHS Silene stellata (L.) Ait. F.
JSU121328	Jackson	5 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5903	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000047165	Talladega	19 Aug 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28451	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
UWAL0031599	Lawrence	18 Jul 2013	England, J. Kevin 4400	UWAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) WT Aiton
UNA00047143	Randolph	20 Jul 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2416	UNA Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
JSU121336	Randolph	20 Jul 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2416	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0011631	Talladega	29 Jun 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7372	UWAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
UWAL0014521	Cleburne	02 Jul 2010	England, J. Kevin 2587	UWAL Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121323	Cleburne	9 Aug 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 492	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000028483	Blount	10 Aug 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4736	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121320	Clay	1 Aug 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 3095	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000040883	Talladega	29 Jun 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7372	TROY Silene stellata (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
JSU121318	Cherokee	7 Sep 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15626	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
JSU121313	Calhoun	30 Oct 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 1450	JSU Silene stellata (Linnaeus) Aiton f.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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