Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Silene catesbaei
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene polypetala
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Fringed Catchfly, Fringed Campion
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JK Marlow jkm100313_094
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Leaves mostly spatulate (some elliptic or oblong). Most stems decumbent, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_silene_polypetela
May
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Sam Pratt sbp_1709
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Ultimate segments of each petal dichotomously forked at nearly right angles, per Weakley's Flora.