...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
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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.
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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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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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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