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Read more about Silene at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
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) 071-17-007:
Silene virginica
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fire Pink
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JK Marlow jkm090404_220
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
Basal leaves oblanceolate or spatulate, stem leaves sessile and narrow, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm150424_799
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cream-colored stamens protrude from flower's center, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm200409_3623
April Greenville County SC
Leave bases ciliate, attenuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm200411_3727
April Greenville County SC
Flower stalks and calyx are covered with dense, sticky, glandular hairs, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Keith Bradley kab_silene_virginica_1429
April Polk County NC
Somebody tell this plant that it's supposed to have 5 petals....
Ben Geer Keys bgk1383_a
June
Flowers up to 2" across, w deeply notched petals [vs. S. regia, not notched], per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.