Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene noctiflora
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Read more about Night-flowering Catchfly at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene noctiflora
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Silene noctiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-010:
Silene noctiflora FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene noctiflora
COMMON NAME:
Night-flowering Catchfly, Sticky Campion, Sticky Cockle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sino_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_165
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Kevin Caldwell kev_s_noctiflora1
August Buncombe County NC
Flowers nocturnal, 20-25mm diameter, held on ascending branches, per Flora of North America.
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Kevin Caldwell kev_s_noctiflora2
August Buncombe County NC
Calyx prominently 10-veined, ovate-elliptic, fusiform, narrowed to both ends, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene noctiflora
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene noctiflora
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Silene noctiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-010:
Silene noctiflora
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene noctiflora
3192
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare south of WV
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White/ Pink
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p132
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p010
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p037
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