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
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Read more about Silene at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
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
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Keith Bradley kab_s_caroliniana_2353
March Calhoun County SC
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm170408_530
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm170408_532
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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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
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
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
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite (1-2 pairs of stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/ Pink
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p257
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p279
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p365
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p154
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p010
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p145