Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Ragged Robin at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene flos-cuculi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Lychnis flos-cuculi
COMMON NAME:
Ragged Robin
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lyfl3_001_lvd
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Jeff Ausmus jma_lycflo2
May Monroe County MI
In cultivation
The deeply divided petals give the 1.5" flower a ragged appearance, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US.
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Jeff Ausmus jma_lycflo3
May Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Petals deeply divided into 2 narrow lobes w short slender lateral appendages, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Jeff Ausmus jma_lycflo
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Fruits are 6-10mm capsules that open at their tops to release small seeds, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene flos-cuculi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Lychnis flos-cuculi
3197
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Waif(s)
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink, purplish-pink, white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Capsule
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