Silene stellata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene

At a glance

Occurrence records4 930

Data sources10

Biological traits20

DNA specimens10

eDNA detections7

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Silene stellata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 930 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF4 930 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries7 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD10 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 48

01Narrative

Silene stellata, known by the common names starry campion and widow's frill, is a perennial summer flowering forb with white flowers, which is native to the Eastern United States. It grows in habitats such as forests, river flats, and tall grass prairies.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology4

Plant height generative0.904 m

Seed mass0.634 mg

Seed mass max0.63 mg

Seed mass min0.63 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Flowering endAug

Flowering startJun

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry5

Leaf C:N ratio21.98 g/g

Leaf c387 mg/g

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)277 mg/g

Leaf n17.62 mg/g

Specific leaf area (SLA)34.81 mm²/mg

05DNA & barcoding10 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Silene stellata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens10

Marker genes5

eDNA detections7

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

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plant barcodefungal barcodemarker

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Silene stellata carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 48 n = 24

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records34–482n range48median48mode6records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 484×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants · CCDB · Cave1956supp +1

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — DEGRAEVE, N. 1980a. Etude de diverses particularites caryotypiques des genres Silene, Lychnis et Melandrium. Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2 2, 53: 595–643.

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Heaslip 1951

CCDB · Cave1956supp — Kruckeberg 1954

TreeOfSex · plant — Goldblatt1979 ↗

2n 342×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hill, L. M. 1995. IOPB chromosome data 9. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett. (Zurich) 24: 19–20.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type4 930 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 700

Museum / vouchered230

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO11 316 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy83% within 1 km

≤100 m 2 559≤1 km 596≤10 km 203>10 km 459

3 817 georeferenced · 883 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 700

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy26% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 40≤10 km 96>10 km 22

160 georeferenced · 70 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence230

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions9 of 19 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Wuzhou, CN	144
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	26
Emporia, US	10
Austin, US	8
Millersville, US	6
Chicago, US	4
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museumlocation not on record	2
Oskarshamn, SE	2
Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record	2
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record	2
EL PASO, US	1
WTUlocation not on record	1
Beijing, CN	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Miami, US	1
LDlocation not on record	1
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record	1
BClocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 215 of 230 vouchered records shown · 15 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA7 detections

Where the DNA of Silene stellata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found7

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 7 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median23.2 °C 10.3–23.2

Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.3 °C

Max temp (day)28.5 °C 15.8–28.5

Min temp (night)17.9 °C 5.10–17.9

Precipitation101 mm/mo 81.0–101

Air humidity56.5 % 55.0–56.5

Moisture balance-57.1 mm/mo -57.1–-22.2

Vapour deficit1,238 Pa 614–1,238

Wind speed2.40 m/s 2.40–4.00

Cloud cover31.5 % 31.5–45.7

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Silene stellata

At a glance

Sources10 archives

Size & morphology4

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry5

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type4 930 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions9 of 19 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type4 930 records