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Your search found 52 taxa in the family Caryophyllaceae, Pink family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Knawel, Annual Knawel, Knotgrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Scleranthus annuus FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scleranthus annuus 071-01-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, ditches, roadsides, other disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA, uncommon in Mountains)
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe, northern Africa, western Asia
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Common Name:
Silverling, Silver Whitlow-wort, Silvery Nailwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Paronychia argyrocoma FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Paronychia argyrocoma FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Paronychia argyrocoma 071-02-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Thin soils of rock outcrops, especially on mountain summits at medium to high elevations, disjunct to a few Piedmont monadnocks
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Nailwort, Shale-barren Whitlow-wort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Paronychia montana FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Paronychia montana FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Paronychia fastigiata 071-02-004? FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Dry rock outcrops and talus barrens, especially on shale barrens
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Forked Chickweed, Canada Whitlow-wort, Smooth Forked Nailwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Paronychia canadensis FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Paronychia canadensis FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Paronychia canadensis 071-02-005 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Dry rocky woods, shale barrens
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Yellow Nailwort, Virginia Whitlow-wort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Paronychia virginica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Paronychia virginica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Shale barrens, rocky riversides, calcareous rock outcrops and talus, serpentine outcrops
Rare
Native to Georgia & north of the Carolinas
Common Name:
Coastal Plain Wireplant, Pineland Scaly-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Stipulicida setacea FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stipulicida setacea var. setacea FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stipulicida setacea 071-04-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Xeric sands of longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, maritime forests, very dry clayey roadbanks in the outer Piedmont
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Water-chickweed, Giant Chickweed, Water Mouse-ear
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria aquatica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosoton aquaticum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria aquatica 071-07-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Marshes, streambeds, wet meadows
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Common Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria media FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stellaria media ssp. media FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria media 071-07-002 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, gardens, fields, bottomlands, moist forests
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Lesser Stitchwort, Grassleaf Starwort, Common Stitchwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria graminea FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stellaria graminea FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria graminea 071-07-003 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Giant Chickweed, Star Chickweed, Great Chickweed, Common Starwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria pubera FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stellaria pubera FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria pubera 071-07-004 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, moist slopes, coves, hammocks
Common (uncommon to rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tennessee Starwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria corei FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stellaria corei FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria corei 071-07-005 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Cove forests and seepages at moderate to high elevations, rarely escaped from cultivation
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA Mountains
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Bog Chickweed, Bog Stitchwort, Longstalk Starwort, Bog Starwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria alsine FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stellaria alsine FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria alsine 071-07-006x FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Seepages
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia, a circumboreal species
Common Name: Longleaf Stitchwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria longifolia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Meadows, floodplain forests, freshwater tidal marshes, moist disturbed areas
Rare
Native to North Carolina (apparently circumboreal)
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Common Name:
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cerastium holosteoides var. vulgare 071-08-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Common in Carolinas, rare in GA
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Little Mouse-ear Chickweed, Fivestamen Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cerastium semidecandrum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cerastium semidecandrum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cerastium semidecandrum 071-08-002 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Sticky Mouse-ear, Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cerastium glomeratum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cerastium glomeratum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cerastium glomeratum 071-08-003 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, lawns
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Gray Mouse-ear Chickweed, Gray Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cerastium brachypetalum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cerastium brachypetalum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cerastium brachypetalum 071-08-004 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Nodding Mouse-ear Chickweed, Nodding Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cerastium nutans FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cerastium nutans var. nutans FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cerastium nutans var. nutans 071-08-005a FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Alluvial forests, bottomlands, moist forests
Common in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Jagged Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Holosteum umbellatum ssp. umbellatum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Holosteum umbellatum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Holosteum umbellatum 071-09-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, lawns, disturbed shale barrens, other disturbed areas
Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Trailing Pearlwort, Eastern Pearlwort, Annual Pearlwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sagina decumbens FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sagina decumbens 071-10-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed ground, fields, cracks in pavement or sidewalks
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Northern Pearlwort, Bird's-eye Pearlwort, Perennial Pearlwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sagina procumbens FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sagina procumbens FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed soils
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia, & possibly native to ne. North America
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Common Name:
Carolina Sandwort, Longroot, Pine-barren Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Geocarpon carolinianum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Minuartia caroliniana FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria caroliniana 071-11-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Deep white sands of barren longleaf pine sandhills, sand barrens, other dry sandy habitats, as in the NJ Pine Barrens
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Large Thymeleaf Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria serpyllifolia 071-11-002 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Lesser Thymeleaf Sandwort, Slender Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Arenaria leptoclados FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria serpyllifolia 071-11-002? FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Eurasia
Common Name: Spreading Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. lanuginosa var. lanuginosa FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria lanuginosa 071-11-003 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Dunes, maritime forests, coquina limestone outcrops, other rocky bluffs
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Piedmont Sandwort, One-flower Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Geocarpon uniflorum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Minuartia uniflora FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria uniflora 071-11-004 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, outcrops of Altamaha grit
Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Sandwort, Greenland Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Geocarpon groenlandicum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Minuartia groenlandica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria groenlandica var. groenlandica 071-11-005a FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Low elevation rock outcrops (such as sandstone pavements in the VA Ridge and Valley) to high elevation rock outcrops in the Mountains (ascending to nearly 2000m on Roan Mountain), also disjunct on the summits of quartzite monadnocks in the upper Piedmont (such as Pilot Mountain, Surry County, NC and Hanging Rock, Stokes County, NC)
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Appalachian Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Geocarpon glabrum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Minuartia glabra FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra 071-11-005b FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, other outcrops of granite, granitic gneiss, or other felsic gneisses and schists, in the mountains restricted to low or medium elevations
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Godfrey's Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sabulina paludicola FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Minuartia godfreyi FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arenaria godfreyi 071-11-006 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Tidal freshwater marshes, other wetlands
Rare (with isolated and scattered locations in the Coastal Plain & Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lime-barren Sandwort, Glade Sandwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sabulina patula FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Minuartia patula FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Rocky barrens of calcareous or mafic rocks
Rare in GA
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Deptford Pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dianthus armeria FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dianthus armeria FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dianthus armeria 071-12-002 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures
Common in Mountains, common in Carolina Piedmont (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Corncockle, Purple Cockle, Corn-campion
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Agrostemma githago var. githago FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Agrostemma githago FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Agrostemma githago 071-13-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Common in Carolina Piedmont, rare in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Rose Campion, Mullein-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Silene coronaria FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lychnis coronaria FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lychnis coronaria 071-14-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
White Campion, Evening Campion, White Cockle, Evening Lychnis
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene latifolia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Silene latifolia ssp. alba FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lychnis alba 071-14-002 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common in NC (rare elsewhere in GA & SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Ragged Robin
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lychnis flos-cuculi FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Soapwort, Bouncing Bet
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Saponaria officinalis FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Saponaria officinalis FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Saponaria officinalis 071-15-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Starry Campion, Widow's-frill
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene stellata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene stellata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene stellata 071-17-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, rock outcrops
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Forked Catchfly
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene dichotoma ssp. dichotoma FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Silene dichotoma FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene dichotoma 071-17-003 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains (waifs in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Bladder Campion, Maiden's-tears
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Silene vulgaris FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene vulgaris FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene cucubalus 071-17-004 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene antirrhina FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene antirrhina FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene antirrhina 071-17-005 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Sweet William Catchfly, Garden Catchfly, None-so-pretty
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Atocion armeria FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene armeria FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene armeria 071-17-006 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Fire-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene virginica var. virginica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene virginica var. virginica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene virginica 071-17-007 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, rock outcrops, crevices in cliffs, roadbanks
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Large Fire-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene virginica var. robusta FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene virginica var. robusta FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Mesic forest margins
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Royal Catchfly
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene regia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene regia FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Prairies and calcareous woodlands and forests
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene caroliniana 071-17-008 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: In acidic, sandy, open woodlands, especially woodlands around granitic flatrocks, and also on rocky mafic slopes
Uncommon in SC, rare in GA & NC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Wild-pink, Sticky Catchfly, Pennsylvania Catchfly
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene caroliniana 071-17-008? FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Open woodlands, especially calcareous, but also in sandy soils of the Coastal Plain
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Mountain Catchfly, Fringed Campion, Blue Ridge Catchfly
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene ovata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene ovata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene ovata 071-17-009 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Circumneutral soils of woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, mostly at medium elevations in the mountains
Rare (historically in SC Coastal Plain, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Night-flowering Catchfly, Sticky Campion, Sticky Cockle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene noctiflora FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene noctiflora FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Silene noctiflora 071-17-010 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Rare south of WV
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Snowy Campion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene nivea FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene nivea FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Rocky or sandy flood-scoured riversides or creeksides
Native north of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eastern Fringed Campion, Eastern Fringed Catchfly
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Silene catesbyi FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Silene polypetala FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Mesic deciduous forests along streams or on lower- to mid-slopes
Rare
Native to Georgia
Common Name:
Drymary, West Indian Chickweed, Heartleaf Drymary
Weakley's Flora: (4/13/22) Drymaria cordata var. cordata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Drymaria cordata ssp. cordata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Moist hammocks, moist disturbed areas
Rare
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Common Name: Tall Baby’s-breath
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Gypsophila paniculata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Gypsophila paniculata FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Eurasia
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