Silene stellata

Starry Campion

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Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - September

With its five distinctively fringed (fimbriate) white petals and whorled leaves, Starry Campion is fairly easy to identify when in bloom. It usually has 4 whorled leaves at each of its 5-6 stem nodes.




1 August 2015
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
1 August 2015
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
1 August 2015
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
27 July 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA
26 July 2019
Shenandoah National Park, VA
26 June 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
26 June 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
 




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