Silene acaulis
Moss Campion
As recorded: Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 10548
- Date
- August 9, 1973
- Locality
- Larimer County, Rocky Mountains National Park, Roger Toll Memorail.
- Region
- Colorado, United States
- Elevation
- 3,692 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1973, van Royen, P. also collected 3 other specimens.
Silene acaulis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa, Camaleño, Cantabria, ES
(c) Diego Rambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
France
(c) Eliot Stein-Deffarges J., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Jasper, AB, CA
(c) Ted Nanninga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Medicine Bow Peak Trail, Centennial, WY, US
(c) Carson Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Kaprun, Österreich
(c) Tim Aßmus, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Kaprun, Österreich
(c) Tim Aßmus, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Silene acaulis. BISH 403841. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956580601. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403841.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956580601 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026