Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Silene coronaria
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 Rose Campion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-14-001:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Rose Campion, Mullein-pink
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lyco_001_lvd
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John B. Nelson jbn_505785662_13bca30c42
May
Five petals, each with 2 narrow, 2-4mm, coronal appendages, per Flora of North America.
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_060816hayesvillenc_15
June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Calyx thickly 10-veined, obovate; corolla rich magenta-pink, sometimes white, per Flora of North America.
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_060816hayesvillenc_17
June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Leaf blades with dense silky white hairiness, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Silene coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Silene coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-14-001:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
876
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red, Magenta-pink,
sometimes white
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-limbed corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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