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Silene stellata (L.) W. T. Aiton

Common Name: STARRY CAMPION
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb
Status: T

Dry oak savanna and banks.

Our plants, with densely puberulent calyx and pedicels, represent var. scabrella (Nieuwl.) E. J. Palmer & Steyerm.; var. stellata, with calyx and pedicels glabrous or nearly so, is more southern and eastern.

R. W. Smith

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Counties
Berrien
Cass
Hillsdale
Kalamazoo
St. Joseph

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/786