Taxon:  Silene nivea (Nutt.) Muhl. ex Otth



Summary
Genus:
Silene
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Nomen number:
493619
Place of publication:
A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1:377.  1824
Verified:
08/17/2021 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucubalus niveus Nutt.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsnowy campion  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
5UncertainNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia]
Uncertain
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
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=493619. Accessed 12 May 2026.