Silene stellata

Starry Campion

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Family: Caryophyllaceae

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




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