PLANTS Profile for Silene virginica (fire pink)

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PLANTS Profile

Silene virginica L.
fire pink

Symbol:

SIVI4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Images:
Silene virginica L.

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Distribution:
Silene virginica L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Silene virginica L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Silene virginica L. var. robusta Strausbaugh & Core. .

Silene virginica var. robusta
fire pink

Distribution of Silene virginica L. var. virginica. .

Silene virginica var. virginica
fire pink

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Silene virginica 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	Silene L. – catchfly
Species	Silene virginica L. – fire pink

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silene virginica L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
fire pink		Endangered
Michigan:
fire pink		Threatened
Wisconsin:
fire pink		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Silene virginica L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20141.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:36 AM CDT