Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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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. |
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