OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)

Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Infraspecific classification in the Carolina flora (Wilbur, 1970)

Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana var. caroliniana

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-008:

Silene caroliniana   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Silene caroliniana

 

COMMON NAME:
South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink


         To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

Keith Bradley    kab_s_caroliniana_2353

March    Calhoun County    SC

Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

Will Stuart    wil_8438535808_4de31cbfd3

March    Mecklenburg County    NC

McDowell Park

Petal limbs white to pink, shallowly lobed or irregularly crenate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

Will Stuart    wil8438535808_4de31cbfd3b

March    Mecklenburg County    NC

McDowell Park

Petals usually with paired appendages at the junction of limb and claw, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

JK Marlow    jkm170408_525

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Calyx tube glandular-pubescent, 15-22mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

JK Marlow    jkm170408_528b

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Plant < 2.5dm tall; plant with a stout, carrot-like taproot, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

JK Marlow    jkm170408_530

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

JK Marlow    jkm170408_531

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Leaves pubescent with appressed, white hairs, also ciliate on the margin, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

JK Marlow    jkm170408_532

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

image of Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana, South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly, Carolina Pink

JK Marlow    jkm170408_533

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Infraspecific classification in the Carolina flora (Wilbur, 1970)
Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana var. caroliniana

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-008:
Silene caroliniana   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene caroliniana

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2907

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: In acidic, sandy, open woodlands, especially woodlands around granitic flatrocks, and also on rocky mafic slopes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in SC, rare in GA & NC

map
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite (1-2 pairs of stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/ Pink
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!



 


Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME: