Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

vernacular moss campion — species · Caryophyllaceae

USDA: SIAC
GBIF: 5384754
Rank: species

moss campion (Silene acaulis) — Platephotograph · Katrin SimonCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Genus: Silene

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Native
CAN Canada Native
GL Greenland Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native
SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native

§2b

County-level range

· 75 counties across 9 states/territories

Legend Native · 75 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state