Silene acaulis
Cushion Pink, Moss Campion
Also known as: Silene acaulis f. subacaulescens N.H.Williams +5 more
- Silene acaulis f. subacaulescens N.H.Williams
- Silene acaulis subsp. typica C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene acaulis var. acaulis
- Silene acaulis var. artica Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Silene acaulis var. subaculescens (F.N.Williams) Hultén
- Xamilensis acaulis (Linnaeus) Tzvelev
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Silene acaulis (commonly known as Cushion-pink or Moss Campion) is a shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Italy, Kamchatka, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms