familyCaryophyllaceae
genusSilene
speciesSilene caroliniana
subspeciesSilene caroliniana subsp. caroliniana
Silene caroliniana subsp. caroliniana
Common names: Carolina wild pink
Endemic
Synonyms: Silene rubicunda A. Dietrich
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 178.
Basal leaves: petiole broadly winged; blade obovate to broadly oblanceolate, usually 1.5–3 cm broad, apex obtuse, puberulent to subpilose and stipitate-glandular on both surfaces, rarely subglabrous. Calyces 15–18 (–20) mm, glandular-pubescent. Capsules ca. 8 (–10) mm. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Open and often rocky, mainly deciduous woodlands
Elevation: 0-1000 m
Distribution
Ga., Md., N.J., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
... more about "Silene caroliniana subsp. caroliniana"
hypogynous +
entire +
obtuse +
absent +
unlobed;oblong +
1.5mm;2mm +
spongy +
distinct +
absent +
clawed +
longer +
arising +
absent +
tapered;spatulate +
1-5-veined +
herbaceous +
foliaceous +
paired +
absent +
reduced +
8-10-veined +
green +
glandular-pubescent +
clavate;narrowed;lobed +
equaling +
splitting +
ellipsoid;obovoid +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
much-branched +
absent +
woody +
absent +
conspicuous +
equaling +
Carolina wild pink +
absent +
condensed +
dish--shaped +
curved +
peripheral +
absent +
distinct +
glabrous +
symmetric +
viscid +
axillary +
conspicuous +
glandular-pubescent +
few +
tubular +
simple +
urceolate +
axillary +
petiolate +
connate +
basal +
exserted +
conspicuous +
oblanceolate;obovate +
1-5-veined +
irregular +
usually shorter +
round +
? (?) +
opposite +
purple-tinged +
larger +
membranous +
broad +
absent +
swollen +
superior +
campylotropous +
inflated +
erect;ascending +
absent +
hypogynous +
straight +
central +
surrounding +
annular +
fugacious +
2 times longer than calyx +
spreading +
absent +
showy +
obovate +
winged +
absent +
Fl. Carol., +
1788 +
arising +
absent +
dark-brown +
15;100 +
papillate +
reniform-rotund +
persistent +
connate +
1/4;1/2 +
Endemic +
dimorphic +
arising +
absent +
absent +
1;10 +
angular +
herbaceous +
sessile +
narrower +
ascending +
terete +
subcapitate +
absent +
papillate +
absent +
distinct +
absent +
glabrous +
filiform +
deep +
slender +
Silene caroliniana subsp. caroliniana +
Silene caroliniana +
subspecies +
tuberous +
fascicles +
irregular +
recurved +
divided +
equal +
10-30-veined +
herbaceous +
membranous +
indehiscent +
entire +
parallel +
perennial +
horizontal +
absent +