Silene latifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusSilene
Species:Silene latifolia Poir.
Common NameBladder Campion; White Campion
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; 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: 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: dioecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] 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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  • 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
Lychnis loveae Lychnis loveae
Silene alba subsp. divaricata Silene alba subsp. divaricata

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: Bath (KY), Boyd (KY), Boyle (KY), Bracken (KY), Campbell (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Elliott (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Gallatin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Harlan (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Oldham (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Scott (KY), Bedford (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Montgomery (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MTSU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100373487 Scott Kentucky 02 Jun 1983 Paul Lewis
462
EKY
Silene latifolia
BEREA011848 Mason Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
BEREA011842 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
BEREA011843 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
31973000008714 Sumner Tennessee
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0018869 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0018872 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0056592 Franklin Kentucky 23 Jun 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Silene latifolia
ETSU034585 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene latifolia
31234100373461 Muhlenberg Kentucky 02 Jun 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5645
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373313 Clark Kentucky 17 Jun 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
450
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373370 Henry Kentucky 03 Aug 1962 J. L. Gentry Jr.
587
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373495 Greene Tennessee 20 Jun 1979 B. Eugene Wofford
79-135
EKY
Silene latifolia
31973000008619 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0055126 Bedford Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0019085 Christian Kentucky 13 Apr 1980
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0089373 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
UCHT042442 Tennessee
UCHT
Silene latifolia
31234100373412 Livingston Kentucky 30 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne
69E10.1
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373479 Pike Kentucky 16 May 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10023
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100725967 Garrard Kentucky 20 May 2010 W. W. Overbeck
471
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373420 Madison Kentucky 20 Jun 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
5826
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373347 Elliott Kentucky 26 Jun 2012 M. Greene
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100753852 Boyle Kentucky 23 Apr 1977 Steven Phillips
26
EKY
Silene latifolia
31973000008711 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0019084 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0019089 Stewart Tennessee 15 May 1965
APSC
Silene latifolia
ETSU034584 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene latifolia
ETSU034586 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene latifolia
31234100373446 Madison Kentucky Letitia Ann Midden
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373354 Gallatin Kentucky 18 Jul 2007 Landon E. McKinney
10073
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373297 Bath Kentucky 13 Jul 1984 Julian Campbell
643
EKY
Silene latifolia
31973000008713 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
31973000005248 Campbell Kentucky 12 Jul 2014 Conley, Justin
2014-0043
KNK
Silene latifolia
31973000008708 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
31973000008712 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0089372 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
31234100373453 Madison Kentucky 11 Jul 1982 Ronald L. Jones
3750
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373404 Jessamine Kentucky 21 May 1995 Timothy J. Weckman
1434
EKY
Silene latifolia
BEREA011846 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
ETSU005864 Carter Tennessee 09 Oct 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Silene latifolia
APSC0084437 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0089369 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0019088 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
31234100373362 Harlan Kentucky 06 Jun 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
986
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373396 Jessamine Kentucky 29 Apr 2007 Cindy Clouse
S2
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100753860 Boyle Kentucky 30 May 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
5659
EKY
Silene latifolia
BEREA011849 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
BEREA011845 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
31973000008710 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0089371 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0019091 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0019090 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
MTSU016234 Davidson Tennessee 19 Apr 2008 Richard Marko
1
MTSU
Silene latifolia
UCHT036920 Sequatchie Tennessee
UCHT
Silene latifolia
ETSU031179 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene latifolia
ETSU034583 Carter Tennessee 15 Sep 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Silene latifolia
31234100373339 Elliott Kentucky 26 Jun 2012 M. Greene
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373388 Henry Kentucky 29 Jul 1962 J. L. Gentry Jr.
583
EKY
Silene latifolia
31234100373438 Madison Kentucky 01 May 1975 J. Stuart Lassetter
2399
EKY
Silene latifolia
BEREA011844 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
ETSU005042 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Sep 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Silene latifolia
31973000008706 Boyd Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
31973000004055 Campbell Kentucky 21 Jul 2013 Whitson, Maggie (Mary)
2013-0019 1/3
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0042531 DeKalb Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0086524 Bracken Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0019086 Carter Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
APSC0103735 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Silene latifolia
BEREA025711 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
ETSU015185 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Silene latifolia
BEREA025710 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
31234100373321 Elliott Kentucky 05 Aug 2012 M. Greene
EKY
Silene latifolia
BEREA011847 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Silene latifolia
31973000008709 Fayette Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
31973000008707 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
APSC0019083 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Silene latifolia
31973000008705 Scott Kentucky
KNK
Silene latifolia
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