Silene antirrhina

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusSilene
Species:Silene antirrhina L.
Common NameSleepy Catchfly; Sleepy Silene
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value 5
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Silene antirrhina var. confinis Silene antirrhina var. confinis Fern.
Silene antirrhina var. depauperata Silene antirrhina var. depauperata Rydb.
Silene antirrhina var. divaricata Silene antirrhina var. divaricata B.L. Robins.
Silene antirrhina var. laevigata Silene antirrhina var. laevigata Engelm. & A. Gray
Silene antirrhina var. subglaber Silene antirrhina var. subglaber Engelm. & A. Gray
Silene antirrhina var. vaccarifolia Silene antirrhina var. vaccarifolia Rydb.

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Boone (KY), Bracken (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carroll (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Oldham (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Shelby (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100372844 Lee Kentucky 28 May 1993 Gary W. Libby
72
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372760 Pike Kentucky 16 May 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10007.5
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372745 Garrard Kentucky 25 May 1983 Donna A. Godbey
90
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372851 Lincoln Kentucky 25 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
7401
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372810 Barren Kentucky 16 Jun 1978 George P. Johnson
333
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372836 Laurel Kentucky 04 Jul 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-1427
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011828 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011837 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
31973000008692 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094197 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094186 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094156 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094171 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094640 Marshall Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
31234100372703 Carter Kentucky 02 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10707.5
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372901 Decatur Tennessee 01 May 1983 Edward T. Browne
83C2.4
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372695 Ballard Kentucky 29 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne
69e3.4
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100709136 Carter Kentucky 30 Jun 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne, Jr.
10543.5
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011829 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011826 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011831 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
ETSU005621 Unicoi Tennessee 30 Jul 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Silene antirrhina
31973000008700 Jessamine Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008696 Mason Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094159 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094193 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094177 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094624 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
31234100372828 Harlan Kentucky 24 May 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
5628
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372752 Marshall Kentucky 07 May 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne
73b1.5
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372729 Floyd Kentucky 23 Jun 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10314
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011839 Cannon Tennessee
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011827 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
31973000008691 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008698 Jefferson Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008984 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008982 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094200 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094167 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094204 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094191 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094195 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094178 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
31234100372794 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10056
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011833 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011830 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
31973000008693 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008701 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008986 Ballard Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008978 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008985 Grant Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094184 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094160 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094180 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094183 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094185 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094158 Chester Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094196 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
31234100372737 Cumberland Kentucky 24 May 1999 Ross C. Clark
24424
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372869 Madison Kentucky 04 Jun 1993 Gary W. Libby
ob-375
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372778 Pike Kentucky 24 Jun 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10448.5
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372893 Benton Tennessee 03 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne & Edward T. Browne, Jr.
69C4.8
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA024087 Campbell Tennessee
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
ETSU005634 Unicoi Tennessee 09 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008979 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094192 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094199 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094625 Jefferson Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094189 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094639 Floyd Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094190 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094176 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094638 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
31234100372877 Madison Kentucky 28 May 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6099
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011832 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011835 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
ETSU008263 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene antirrhina
31973000008689 Fayette Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008697 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008688 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094169 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094205 Weakley Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094157 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094161 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094201 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094203 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094626 Muhlenberg Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094207 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
31234100372802 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1956 Mary Wharton
10056
EKY
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011836 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA011834 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
31973000008699 Jessamine Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008695 Carroll Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
MDKY00008983 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094168 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094198 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094163 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094174 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094170 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094155 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011489 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011496 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011488 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
31234100372885 Shelby Kentucky 19 May 1999 Ronald L. Jones
9106
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372786 Pike Kentucky 15 May 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
9962
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31234100372711 Fayette Kentucky 28 May 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4190
EKY
Silene antirrhina
31973000008694 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
31973000008690 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094166 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094179 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094188 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094165 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094623 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094641 Pike Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011493 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019069 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089407 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089443 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094181 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094164 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094194 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094173 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094175 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
APSC0056608 Jefferson Kentucky 25 May 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019072 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0117831 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089411 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0059458 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019057 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019077 Grainger Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
UOS02111 Blount Tennessee 05 Jun 1997 Greg Miller
97-18
UOS
Silene antirrhina
UTM01254 Lake Tennessee
UTM
Silene antirrhina
BEREA024253 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
APSC0056590 Franklin Kentucky 23 Jun 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0059460 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
ETSU015175 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094187 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011492 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
013513 Blount Tennessee
BOON
Silene antirrhina
013512 Benton Tennessee
BOON
Silene antirrhina
013511 Decatur Tennessee
BOON
Silene antirrhina
013514 Benton Tennessee
BOON
Silene antirrhina
013516 Knox Tennessee
BOON
Silene antirrhina
APSC0059156 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0027639 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0085830 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
HTTU006482 Tennessee
HTTU
Silene antirrhina
BEREA024308 Campbell Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
APSC0101899 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019068 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019061 Shelby Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019070 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019066 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
UCHT040430 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
BEREA025809 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
BEREA024270 Johnson Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094202 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094182 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094162 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094172 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011495 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
APSC0082897 Christian Kentucky 03 Jun 1979
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019073 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019065 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0082898 Christian Kentucky 03 Jun 1979 John MacGregor
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019067 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089442 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
HTTU006481 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094627 Pike Kentucky
TENN
Silene antirrhina
TENN-V-0094206 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011484 Humphreys Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
APSC0076515 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089647 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019075 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089646 Madison Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0053912 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089645 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0102238 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
MTSU016038 Cheatham Tennessee 02 May 1940 Fount R. Love
MTSU
Silene antirrhina
UOS02109 Franklin Tennessee 09 May 1970 C. Bickerstaff
UOS
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089441 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019058 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019076 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019059 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0058996 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019060 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
UOS02110 Franklin Tennessee 16 May 2008 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Silene antirrhina
BEREA025362 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011494 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
UCHT011491 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019071 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0051136 Carroll Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0072274 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019056 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0051137 Chester Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019064 Christian Kentucky 19 May 1994 Sallie Noel
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0089412 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0085829 Christian Kentucky 03 Jun 1979 John MacGregor
APSC
Silene antirrhina
APSC0019074 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Silene antirrhina
UOS02112 Franklin Tennessee 12 Jun 1985 R.K. Clements
UOS
Silene antirrhina
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