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Caryophyllaceae
Silene

not marked as a favorite taxon Silene virginica Linnaeus var. robusta Strausbaugh & Core. Common name: Large Fire-pink. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Mesic forest margins. Distribution: E. WV south through se. KY to e. TN.

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ID notes: Silene virginica var. robusta differs from var. virginica in its greater size and numerous pairs of cauline leaves, the leaves larger (7-15 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, vs. 7.5-10 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide) and smaller calyx (1.5-2 cm long, vs. ca. 2.2 cm long) (Strausbaugh & Core 1952, 1978); it flowers about a month later than nearby populations of S. virginica var. virginica (B.E. Wofford, pers. comm., 2012).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Var. robusta Strausbaugh & Core, named from locations in e. WV, extends as well to se. KY and e. TN.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Tn, WV; < Silene virginica L. — C, F, FNA5, G, K4, S, S13, W. Basionym: Silene virginica L. var. robusta Strausb. & Core 1952 [1953]

Links to other floras: < Silene virginica - FNA5

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