familyCaryophyllaceae
genusSilene
speciesSilene caroliniana
subspeciesSilene caroliniana subsp. wherryi
Silene caroliniana subsp. wherryi
Rhodora 41: 582. 1939.
Common names: Wherry’s pink
Endemic
Basionym: Silene wherryi Small Torreya 26: 66, unnumbered plate. 1926
Synonyms: Silene caroliniana var. wherryi (Small) Fernald
Basal leaves: petiole broadly winged; blade narrowly oblanceolate, usually 0.5–1.5 cm broad, apex acute, ± glabrous except for ciliate margins. Calyces 18–22 mm, with long, straight, nonglandular pubescence, hairs spreading to retrorse, white, soft. Capsules ca. 10 mm. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Open, usually calcareous woods
Elevation: 0-500 m
Distribution
Ala., Kans., Ky., Mo., Ohio, Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
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hypogynous +
entire +
glabrous +
acute +
absent +
unlobed;oblong +
1.5mm;2mm +
spongy +
distinct +
absent +
clawed +
longer +
arising +
absent +
tapered;spatulate +
1-5-veined +
herbaceous +
oblanceolate +
foliaceous +
paired +
absent +
reduced +
8-10-veined +
white +
clavate;narrowed;lobed +
equaling +
splitting +
ellipsoid;obovoid +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
much-branched +
absent +
woody +
absent +
conspicuous +
equaling +
Wherry’s pink +
absent +
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dish--shaped +
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irregular +
usually shorter +
round +
? (?) +
opposite +
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membranous +
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absent +
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superior +
campylotropous +
inflated +
erect;ascending +
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straight +
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2 times longer than calyx +
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Rhodora +
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arising +
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dark-brown +
15;100 +
papillate +
reniform-rotund +
persistent +
connate +
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Endemic +
dimorphic +
arising +
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subcapitate +
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absent +
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Silene caroliniana subsp. wherryi +
Silene caroliniana +
subspecies +
tuberous +
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