PLANTS Profile for Lychnis chalcedonica (maltesecross)

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PLANTS Profile

Lychnis chalcedonica L.
maltesecross

Symbol:

LYCH3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		W

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Lychnis chalcedonica L.

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Distribution:
Lychnis chalcedonica L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NY, PA, VT, WI), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Lychnis chalcedonica L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 6 species in Lychnis

Classification:
Lychnis chalcedonica L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Lychnis L. – campion
Species	Lychnis chalcedonica L. – maltesecross

Introduced Information:
Lychnis chalcedonica L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lychnis chalcedonica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20307.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 02:20 PM CDT