OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene antirrhina   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene antirrhina   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)

Silene antirrhina

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-005:

Silene antirrhina   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Silene antirrhina

 

COMMON NAME:
Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_sian2_001_lvd

        

image of Silene antirrhina, Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink

Roxanna Martin    rlm42509_023

April    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Silene antirrhina, Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink

Roxanna Martin    rlm42509_030

April    Spartanburg County    SC

The pink or white corolla opens only briefly in full sun, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Silene antirrhina, Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink

Roxanna Martin    rlm42709_027

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves spatulate, oblanceolate, lanceolate, or linear; sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm43011_146

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Calyx tube ovoid, glabrous, 6-9mm long, its lobes frequently purplish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Silene antirrhina, Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink

Roxanna Martin    rlm43011_152

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Widely spaced pairs of narrow leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Silene antirrhina, Sleepy Catchfly, Garter-pink

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmsantirhina_glass1

May    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

The plant is quite distinctive: slender, wiry, & divaricately branched, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Silene antirrhina   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silene antirrhina   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Silene antirrhina

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-17-005:
Silene antirrhina   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Silene antirrhina

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1379

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & mostly opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/ Pinkish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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