NameThatPlant.net: Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi FAMILY Caryophyllaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Read more about Ragged Robin at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

COMMON NAME:
Ragged Robin

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lychnis flos-cuculi FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

3197

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink, purplish-pink, white
Radially symmetrical
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Capsule

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