Scientific Name
Silene nivea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Silene nivea (Nutt.) Muhl. ex Otth
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
SNOWY CAMPION
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
Order | Caryophyllales |
Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus | Silene |
Species | Silene nivea |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Wiegand, 1995;Wiegand, 2001;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Wiegand, 2001: Endangered in the state of Maryland;
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
7/25/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Bartgis, 1993: State Endangered plant, found in Potomac Fall-Line. Wiegand, 2001: Plant species currently documented from Maryland but not successfully updated at previously reported sites in the survey area (from Sandy Hook, Maryland to District of Columbia line) during this survey. Wiegand, 1999: Plant species currently documented from Maryland but not successfully updated at previously recorded sites in the gorge during this survey (from Great Falls, Maryland, downriver to the District of Columbia) . Currently listed in Maryland as endangered or endangered/extirpated. Wiegand, 1995: Two new occurrences documented in the survey area from Sandy Hook West to Cumberland, Maryland., Park Species Data Source: Wiegand, 1995; TNC, 1999; Bartgis, 1993; Wiegand, 2001;
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