Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Atocion armeria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Sweet William Catchfly at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene armeria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-006:
Silene armeria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sweet William Catchfly, Garden Catchfly, None-so-pretty
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_siar_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Atocion armeria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene armeria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-006:
Silene armeria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
3196
Forb
Annual
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare south of MD
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish/ Lavender
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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