Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
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 Ragged Robin at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene flos-cuculi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Lychnis flos-cuculi
COMMON NAME:
Ragged Robin
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lyfl3_001_lvd
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Jeff Ausmus jma_lycflo2
May Monroe County MI
In cultivation
The deeply divided petals give the 1.5" flower a ragged appearance, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_lycflo3
May Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Petals deeply divided into 2 narrow lobes w short slender lateral appendages, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_lycflo
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Fruits are 6-10mm capsules that open at their tops to release small seeds, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Silene flos-cuculi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Lychnis flos-cuculi
3197
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Waif(s)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink, purplish-pink, white
Radially symmetrical
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p039
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p039
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".