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*Silene dioica (Linnaeus) Clairville. Common name: Red Campion, Red Catchfly. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Introduced south at least to scattered locations in s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993). Reported rather vaguely for VA (Maguire 1950) as "south to Virginia"; no additional documentation is known to me.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA5, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; = Lychnis dioica L. — F, Tat. Basionym: Lychnis dioica L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Silene dioica - FNA5

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