Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Silene virginica var. virginica
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Read more about Silene at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene virginica var. virginica
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Silene virginica
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-007:
Silene virginica
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene virginica
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.
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JK Marlow jkm130422_671
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm160422_082
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1509
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3622
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3623
April Greenville County SC
Leave bases ciliate, attenuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3626
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3725
April Greenville County SC
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm220427_7302
April Greenville County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_silene_virginica_1429
April Polk County NC
Somebody tell this plant that it's supposed to have 5 petals....
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Tim Spira tpssvirginica2
April
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7924
May Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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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.
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Jerry Bright jeb_mg_5451
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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
Flora of North America
Silene virginica
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-007:
Silene virginica
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene virginica
1383
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Habitat: woodlands, rock outcrops, crevices in cliffs, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite (2-4 pairs of stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p256
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p135
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p171
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p062
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p147
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p258
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p367
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p176
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p366
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p010
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p058
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p068
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p058
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p080
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p439
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p038
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p145