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Silene chalcedonica

(L.) Krause

Maltese-cross Campion

GNRUnranked Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136184

Element CodePDCAR0F020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusSilene

Synonyms

Lychnis chalcedonicaL.

Other Common Names

Silène de Chalcédoine (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Yukon Territory	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (10)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boston Bar	Chugach National Forest	53,617
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010
Twenty Mile	Chugach National Forest	198,775

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Palisades	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	122,002

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606

Wyoming (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grayback Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	295,113
Gros Ventre Mountains	Bridger-Teton National Forest	106,418
Phillips Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	10,108
Salt River Range	Bridger-Teton National Forest	235,661
Wilderness Study Area	Targhee National Forest	51,961

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.