OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Silene coronaria   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Silene coronaria, Rose Campion, Mullein-pink

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lyco_001_lvd

        

image of Silene coronaria, Rose Campion, Mullein-pink

John B. Nelson    jbn_505785662_13bca30c42

May        

Five petals, each with 2 narrow, 2-4mm, coronal appendages, per Flora of North America.

image of Silene coronaria, Rose Campion, Mullein-pink

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.

image of Silene coronaria, Rose Campion, Mullein-pink

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

 

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876

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare

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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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