Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene virginica var. robusta
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene virginica var. robusta
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Silene virginica
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene virginica
COMMON NAME:
Large Fire-pink
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene virginica var. robusta
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene virginica var. robusta
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Silene virginica
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene virginica
3602
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forest margins, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Red
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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