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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Caryophyllaceae	Silene antirrhina	Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink	Dry, open woodlands, fields, disturbed areas.	Nearly throughout North America, south to c. peninsular FL, and in Mexico (BCN, CHH, COA, SON, TAM) and South America; introduced in Europe.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene banksia	Brilliant Campion
Caryophyllaceae	Silene caroliniana var. caroliniana	South Carolina Wild-pink, Rock Catchfly	In acidic, sandy, open woodlands, especially woodlands around granitic flatrocks, and also on rocky mafic slopes.	Sc. NC south through the e. three-quarters of SC just into e. GA; disjunct in Panhandle FL.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica	Northern Wild-pink, Sticky Catchfly	Open woodlands, especially calcareous, but also in sandy soils of the Coastal Plain.	NH west to e. OH, south to VA, e., nc., and w. NC, e. SC, and ne. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997).
Caryophyllaceae	Silene caroliniana var. wherryi	Kentucky Wild-pink, Catch-no-fly	Dry, rocky places, limestone bluffs.	Apparently in disjunct areas: S. OH south to sc. KY; ne. AL south to sc. AL; sc. MO. Reports from VA and WV seem to be erroneous.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene catesbyi	Eastern Fringed Catchfly, Fringed Campion	Mesic deciduous forests along streams or on lower- to mid-slopes.	C. GA south to Panhandle FL, and possibly in AL based on a C.T. Mohr specimen (see FNA).
Caryophyllaceae	Silene chalcedonica	Maltese-cross, Scarlet Lychnis, London-pride	Fields, roadsides, gardens, disturbed areas.	Native of ne. Asia (Russia, Siberia).
Caryophyllaceae	Silene conica ssp. conica	Sand Catchfly	Disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene conoidea	Large Sand Catchfly	Disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene coronaria	Mullein-pink, Rose Campion	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene csereii	Balkan Bladder-campion	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. Documented for w. NC (J.K. Morton, pers.comm.). Also reported in se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993) and e. WV.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene dichotoma ssp. dichotoma	Forked Catchfly	Fields, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene dioica	Red Campion, Red Catchfly	Disturbed areas.	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.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene disticha
Caryophyllaceae	Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi	Ragged Robin	Disturbed areas.	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.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene gallica	Small-flowered Catchfly, Common Catchfly	Sandy disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene latifolia	White Campion, White Cockle, Evening Lychnis	Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene nivea	Snowy Campion	Rocky or sandy flood-scoured riversides or creeksides.	NJ west to ND, south to n. VA, w. VA, WV, nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), TN, and MO.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene noctiflora	Sticky Cockle, Night-flowering Catchfly, Sticky Campion	Fields, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene ovata	Mountain Catchfly	Circumneutral soils of woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, mostly at medium elevations in the mountains.	Sw. VA, KY, s. IN, s. IL, and n. AR, south to e. SC, sw. GA, s. AL, s. MS, and c. AR.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene regia	Royal Catchfly	Prairies and calcareous woodlands and forests, dry upper slopes of limestone bluff woodlands.	OH, n. IN, n. IL, and e. KS south e. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997; Tennessee Flora Committee 2015), nw. and sw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), FL Panhandle (Jackson County), s. AL, s. AR, and sw. OK.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene rotundifolia	Roundleaf Fire-pink, Sandstone Fire-pink	Sandstones cliffs, ledges, and talus, and at bases of sandstone cliffs; also around limestone crevices and caves in central KY and TN, where it's even disjunct into the Bluegrass (albeit much rarer than on sandstone) (M. Brock, pers.comm., 2024).	S. OH and WV south to nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and n. AL, nearly restricted to the Cumberland Plateau.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene stellata	Starry Campion, Widow's-frill	Dry to mesic forests, rock outcrops.	CT and VT west to SD, south to c. GA and TX.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene subciliata	Louisiana Catchfly, Prairie Fire-pink	Longleaf pine savannas.	Sw. LA and e. TX.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene virginica var. robusta	Large Fire-pink	Mesic forest margins.	E. WV south through se. KY to e. TN.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene virginica var. virginica	Fire-pink	Woodlands, rock outcrops, crevices in cliffs, roadbanks.	PA west to s. ON and se. MI, south to Panhandle FL (Bay County), GA and OK.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene viscaria	Clammy Catchfly	Disturbed areas, roadsides.	Native of Europe. The documentation for the single report in our region (in PA) has not been relocated.
Caryophyllaceae	Silene vulgaris	Bladder Campion, Maiden's-tears	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.