NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Silene stellata

Scientific Name:	Silene stellata
Genus:	Silene
Species Epithet:	stellata
Common Name:	Starry Campion, Widow's Frill
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	May, June
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Dry to mesic forests, rock outcrops. Common in NC Mountains and Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Whorled
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Leaves in whorls of 4 USDA indicates found mostly in Mountains/Piedmont with two counties in Sandhills (Moore and Bladen)
In Situ Tom Harville
Whorled Leaves Tom Harville
Blooms Tom Harville
Close-up of flower showing the 5 deeply dissected corolla lobes and the 3 styles NC mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway Bettina Darveaux
Growing on Siler Bald Macon County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Flora of North America