Silene noctiflora

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusSilene
Species:Silene noctiflora L.
Common NameNightflowering Silene; Nightflowering Catchfly; Sticky Campion
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; 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 N/A
StatusNot Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (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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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
Melandrium noctiflorum Melandrium noctiflorum Fries

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: Boyle (KY), Bracken (KY), Campbell (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Robertson (KY), Rowan (KY), Carter (TN), Johnson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1999 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
ETSU015203 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
ETSU015201 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
31234100381266 Robertson Kentucky 18 Jul 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7499		 EKY
Silene noctiflora
31234100381258 Garrard Kentucky 24 Apr 1999 L. Scott Harp
34		 EKY
Silene noctiflora
31973000008719 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Silene noctiflora
31973000008717 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Silene noctiflora
31973000020114 Campbell Kentucky 08 Jun 2015 Marksberry, Hope
s.n. 1/2		 KNK
Silene noctiflora
31973000008718 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Silene noctiflora
MDKY00008995 Campbell Kentucky
MDKY
Silene noctiflora
MDKY00008993 Boyle Kentucky
MDKY
Silene noctiflora
MDKY00008994 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Silene noctiflora
ETSU015205 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
ETSU015202 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
ETSU015204 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
ETSU015206 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
ETSU015207 Tennessee
ETSU
Silene noctiflora
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