*Silene flos-cuculi (Linnaeus) Clairville ssp. flos-cuculi . Common name: Ragged Robin. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Introduced and established in Alleghany County, NC (Poindexter 2008) and elsewhere in ne. North America, as in VA (Allegheny County; Wright et al. 2023) MD and PA.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA5; = Lychnis flos-cuculi L. ssp. flos-cuculi — NE, NY; = n/a — RAB, Va; < Lychnis flos-cuculi L. — C, F, G; < Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. — Il, K4, Pa. Basionym: Lychnis flos-cuculi L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
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