North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Caryophyllaceae > Silene (Catchfly, Campion, Pink)

Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Macon Co., NC
12 May 2006

Statewide in NC along roadsides, rock outcrops, and a variety of wooded areas.

Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Buncombe Co., NC
8 July 2006
Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Buncombe Co., NC
8 July 2006
Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Orange Co., NC
10 June 2008
Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Orange Co., NC
10 June 2008
Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Orange Co., NC
10 June 2008

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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