PLANTS Profile for Silene virginica var. virginica (fire pink)

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PLANTS Profile

Silene virginica L. var. virginica
fire pink

Symbol:

SIVIV

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica

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Synonyms:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica

SIVIH

Silene virginica L. var. hallensis A.L. Pickens & M.C. Pickens

Distribution:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica


View Native Status

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene, 2 varieties in Silene virginica L.

Classification:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Silene L. – catchfly
Species	Silene virginica L. – fire pink
Variety	Silene virginica L. var. virginica – fire pink

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Silene virginica
fire pink		Endangered
Michigan:
Silene virginica
fire pink		Threatened
Wisconsin:
Silene virginica
fire pink		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Silene virginica L. var. virginica

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530375.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:47 AM CDT