Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Silene coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Rose Campion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Silene coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lychnis 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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Silene coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Silene coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lychnis coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-14-001:
Lychnis coronaria
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
876
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red, Magenta-pink,
sometimes white
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-limbed corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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