Taxon: Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. subacaulescens (F. N. Williams) Fernald & H. St. John

Summary

Genus:

Silene

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Subfamily:

Caryophylloideae

Tribe:

Sileneae

Nomen number:

415251

Place of publication:

Rhodora 23:120. 1921

Verified:

10/27/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. (1 active accession[s])
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. acaulis (0 active accession[s])
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. exscapa (All.) DC. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. subsp. subacaulescens (F. N. Williams) Hultén

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
Hitchcock, C. L. & B. Maguire. 1947. A revision of the North American species of Silene. Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 13:22.
Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta (s.w.), British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Nevada, Utah]

Reference(s)

Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415251. Accessed 12 May 2026.