Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Caryophyllaceae

Silene - [maps | photos]

• Silene antirrhina L.
  Common Name: sleepy silene

• Silene caroliniana Walt. ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) Clausen (TN Threatened)
  Common Name: Pennsylvania catchfly

• Silene coronaria * (L.) Clarirv.
  Common Name: rose campion
  Synonyms:
  

         • Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.

• Silene dichotoma * Ehrh.
  Common Name: dichotoma silene

• Silene latifolia * Poir.
  Common Name: bladder campion
  Synonyms:
  

         • Silene pratensis (Raf.) Godr. & Gren.

         • Silene alba (Mill.) Krause

         • Lychnis alba Mill.

• Silene ovata Pursh (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: Blue Ridge catchfly

• Silene regia Sims (TN Endangered -Possibly Extirpated)
  Common Name: royal catchfly

• Silene rotundifolia Nutt.
  Common Name: roundleaf catchfly

• Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
  Common Name: widowsfrill

• Silene virginica L. var. robusta Strausb. & Core
  Common Name: robust fire pink

• Silene virginica L. var. virginica
  Common Name: fire pink

• Silene vulgaris * (Moench) Garcke
  Common Name: maidens tears
  Synonyms:
  

         • Silene cucubalus Wibel

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.