Characteristics
Dicots
Silene antirrhina L.
SLEEPY CATCHFLY
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Native
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Silene antirrhina L. - SLEEPY CATCHFLY
Citation
SILENE ANTIRRHINA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 419. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 583.42). Lectotypified by Rabeler, in Cafferty & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 53: 1053. 2004.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Baker
FLAS
 
Bay
USF
 
Bradford
USF
 
Calhoun
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
FLAS
 
Columbia
FLAS
 
Duval
FLAS
 
Escambia
FLAS
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Saponaria dioica
Saponaria dioica Chamisso & Schlechtendal, Linnaea 1: 38. 1826, non Moench 1794.
 
 
Silene antirrhina forma apetala
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, forma apetala Farwell, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 3: 97. 1924.
 
TYPE: MICHIGAN: Macomb Co.: Near Washington, 21 Jun 1922, Farwell 6198 (lectotype: BLH). Lectotypified by McVaugh et al., Cranbrook Inst. Sci. Bull. 34: 67. 1953.
Silene antirrhina forma bicolor
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, forma bicolor Farwell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 55. 1928.
 
TYPE: MICHIGAN: Wayne Co.: Flat Rock, 8 Jun 1927, Farwell 7945 (lectotype: BLH; isolectotype: MICH). Lectotypified by McVaugh et al., Cranbrook Inst. Sci. Bull. 34: 67. 1953.
Silene antirrhina forma deaneana
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, forma deaneana Fernald, Rhodora 17: 96. 1915.
 
TYPE: MASSACHUSETTS: Middlesex Co.: Near Winter Pond, Winchester, 22 Jun 1913, Fernald & Long 9494 (holotype: NEBC; isotype: GH).
Silene antirrhina var. confinis
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, var. confinis Fernald, Rhodora 17: 97. 1915.
 
TYPE: MEXICO: Chihuahua: Near San Diego, 15 May 1891, Hartman 684 (holotype: GH).
Silene antirrhina var. depauperata
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, var. depauperata Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 408. 1904.
 
TYPE: CANADA: British Columbia: Deer Park, Lower Arrow Lake, 12 Jun 1890, Macoun 2566 (holotype: NY).
Silene antirrhina var. divaricata
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, var. divaricata B. L. Robinson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 28: 132. 1893.
 
TYPE: ILLINOIS: Winnebago Co.: Rockford,
Silene antirrhina var. laevigata
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, var. laevigata Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 2: 213. 1845.
 
TYPE: TEXAS: Without locality, 1843, Lindheimer 21 (holotype: GH).
Silene antirrhina var. linaria
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, var. linaria A. W. Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 53. 1870.
 
TYPE: "Ga. & Fla."
Silene antirrhina var. subglabra
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus, var. subglabra Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 2: 213. 1845.
 
TYPE: TEXAS: Without locality, 1843, Lindheimer 22 (holotype: GH).
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Alachua, Allegheny, Anderson, Baldwin, Barnstable, Bay, Boone, Bradford, Brazos, Buchanan, Caddo, Caldwell, Calhoun, Citrus, Franklin Par., Gilchrist, Hernando, Hillsborough, Horry, Keweenaw, Kleberg, Lake, Lawrence, Lee, Leon, Levy, Maricopa, Marion, Middlesex, Midland, Montgomery, Nassau, Norman, Ogle, Ohio, Okaloosa, Payne, Pima, Pinal, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Clair, Sumter, Volusia, Walton

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1885 - 2022

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Alabama
Baldwin Co.
14 Jul 1977
G. Wilhelm
USA
Alabama
Lee Co.
04 May 1960
S. B. Jones
USA
Alabama
St. Clair Co.
12 May 1983
R. D. Whetstone
USA
Arizona
 
24 Mar 1962
N. H. Russell
USA
Arizona
Maricopa Co.
15 Mar 1960
N. H. Russell
USA
Arizona
Maricopa Co.
03 Apr 1962
N. H. Russell
USA
Arizona
Maricopa Co.
17 Mar 1968
E. Lehto
USA
Arizona
Pima Co.
18 Mar 1963
R. S. Crossin
USA
Arizona
Pinal Co.
26 Mar 1960
N. H. Russell
USA
Arizona
Pinal Co.
17 Mar 1973
R. R. Halse
Plant Photos
Silene antirrhina - 56
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Silene antirrhina - 56
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