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Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.
moss campion

       
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Photo of Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.
Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

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Distribution:
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CO, ID, ME, MT, NH, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. acaulis (L.) Jacq. [excluded]. .
Silene acaulis var. acaulis
moss campion
Distribution of Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. exscapa (All.) DC.. .
Silene acaulis var. exscapa
moss campion
Distribution of Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. subacaulescens (F.N. Williams) Fernald & H. St. John. .
Silene acaulis var. subacaulescens
moss campion
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Silene L. – catchfly
Species Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. – moss campion
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
moss campion              Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
Silene acaulis var. exscapa
moss campion              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC UPL NO NO NO NO NO FAC UPL UPL NO UPL NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20041.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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