Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Ragged Robin at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
COMMON NAME:
Ragged Robin
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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.
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.
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 (5/21/15):
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi