NameThatPlant.net: Silene ovata

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

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read about Surprising Silene from Linda Chafin and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.

Read more about Mountain Catchfly at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene ovata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-009:

Silene ovata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Catchfly, Fringed Campion, Blue Ridge Catchfly

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene ovata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-009:
Silene ovata FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

3071

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Circumneutral soils of woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, mostly at medium elevations in the mountains, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare (historically in SC Coastal Plain, but not recently seen)

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly opposite

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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