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Caryophyllaceae
Silene

not marked as a favorite taxon Silene regia Sims. Common name: Royal Catchfly. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Prairies and calcareous woodlands and forests, dry upper slopes of limestone bluff woodlands. Distribution: 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.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl4, FNA5, G, GrPl, Il, K4, S, S13, Tn, WH3. Basionym: Silene regia Sims 1815

Links to other floras: = Silene regia - FNA5

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to leaning perennial of dry prairies, calcareous woodlands and rocky, open woods.

Stems: Stems mostly unbranched, covered with fine white hairs.

Leaves: Leaves opposite and each pair perpendicular to the next, sessile, lance-shaped, to 5 in. long, with upper and lower surfaces covered with fine white hairs.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in branching terminal cluster, bright red, 3/4-1 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading narrow petals (may be slightly toothed at the tip) and a 1-in.-long, tubular calyx that is longitudinally ridged and covered with sticky hairs. Protruding stamens bearing gray anthers.

Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

Comments: Rare; the similar Silene virginica is shorter, blooms earlier and its petals have prominently notched tips.

Height: 2-4 ft.

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description: Erect to leaning perennial of dry prairies, calcareous woodlands and rocky, open woods.

stems: Stems mostly unbranched, covered with fine white hairs.

leaves: Leaves opposite and each pair perpendicular to the next, sessile, lance-shaped, to 5 in. long, with upper and lower surfaces covered with fine white hairs.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in branching terminal cluster, bright red, 3/4-1 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading narrow petals (may be slightly toothed at the tip) and a 1-in.-long, tubular calyx that is longitudinally ridged and covered with sticky hairs. Protruding stamens bearing gray anthers.

fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

comments: Rare; the similar Silene virginica is shorter, blooms earlier and its petals have prominently notched tips.

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native range: southcentral United States



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