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Silene catesbyi Walter. Common name: Eastern Fringed Catchfly, Fringed Campion. Phenology: Mid-Mar-early May. Habitat: Mesic deciduous forests along streams or on lower- to mid-slopes. Distribution: C. GA south to Panhandle FL, and possibly in AL based on a C.T. Mohr specimen (see FNA).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Ward (2006) discusses the nomenclatural change from 'polypetala' to 'catesbaei'. Additionally, the epithet has traditionally been spelled catesbaei; this is necessarily corrected to catesbyi under provisions of the Code (Weakley & Poindexter 2020).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Weakley & Poindexter (2020b) in Weakley et al (2020); = Silene baldwinii Nutt. — S, S13; = Silene catesbaei Walter — K4, WH3; = Silene polypetala (Walter) Fernald & Schub. — Fl4, FNA5. Basionym: Silene catesbyi Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Silene polypetala - FNA5

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image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Silene polypetala (caging so deer can't browse it), talbot county, georgia, manuel beers, steve bowling, max medley, james van horne 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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