| 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 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. |  |
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