Silene caroliniana Walter var. caroliniana. Common name: South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: In acidic, sandy, open woodlands, especially woodlands around granitic flatrocks, and also on rocky mafic slopes. Distribution: Sc. NC south through the e. three-quarters of SC just into e. GA; disjunct in Panhandle FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Wilbur (1970b) and Clausen (1939) for additional discussion of these infraspecific taxa in S. caroliniana.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F; = Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. caroliniana — FNA5, G, K4, Clausen (1939); = Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. caroliniana var. caroliniana — Wilbur (1970b); < Silene caroliniana Walter — Fl4, RAB, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Silene caroliniana Walter 1788
Links to other floras: = Silene caroliniana ssp. caroliniana - FNA5
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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