Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene catesbyi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene polypetala
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene catesbaei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene polypetala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene baldwinii
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Fringed Campion, Eastern Fringed Catchfly
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JK Marlow jkm100313_094
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1912
May Crawford County GA
The epithet has traditionally been spelled catesbaei, per Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern US (Weakley et al., 2020).
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1913
May Crawford County GA
Calyx becoming 2.5cm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1928
May Crawford County GA
A perennial that forms mats by rooting at the nodes of runners, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1930
May Crawford County GA
Stem leaves are opposite; basal leaves form evergreen rosettes, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1941
May Crawford County GA
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1947
May Crawford County GA
Stem leaves spatulate, 2.5-10cm long, sessile or tapered to a short stalk, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm180506_488
May Crawford County GA
The intricately fringed petals render this plant unmistakable, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene catesbyi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene polypetala
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene catesbaei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene polypetala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene baldwinii
1381
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Rare, endemic to GA & FL
Habitat: Mesic deciduous forests along streams or on lower- to mid-slopes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Basal leaves evergreen
Simple
Basal & opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White/ Pink
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p135
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p365
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p010
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p256