...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
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
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 071-17-007:
Silene virginica
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fire-pink
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JK Marlow jkm0304v_10
April Rutherford County NC
Roadside
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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 jkm150424_800
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160422_082
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160422_084
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A tubular sticky green calyx, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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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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JK Marlow jkm0506o_06
June Swain County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Jerry Bright jeb_mg_5451
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0107g_11
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District