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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   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lyfl3_001_lvd

        

image of Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin

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).

image of Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin

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).

image of Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi, Ragged Robin

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

 

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3197

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Waif(s)

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Invasive?

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

 

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