Silene caroliniana Walter var. pensylvanica (Michaux) Fernald. Common name: Northern Wild-pink, Sticky Catchfly. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Open woodlands, especially calcareous, but also in sandy soils of the Coastal Plain. Distribution: NH west to e. OH, south to VA, e., nc., and w. NC, e. SC, and ne. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Tat, Va, W; = Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. caroliniana var. pensylvanica — Wilbur (1970b); = Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) Clausen — FNA5, G, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Clausen (1939); = Silene pensylvanica Michx. — WV; < Silene caroliniana Walter — RAB, S, S13; > Silene caroliniana Walter var. pensylvanica (Michx.) Fernald — C. Basionym: Silene pensylvanica Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica - FNA5
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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