Silene caroliniana subsp. pensylvanica

(Michaux) R. T. Clausen

Rhodora 41: 580. 1939.

Common names: Pennsylvania wild pink
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Silene pensylvanica Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 272. 1803
Synonyms: Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica (Michaux) Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 178.

Basal leaves: petiole very narrowly winged; blade narrowly oblanceolate, usually 0.5–1.5 cm broad, apex acute, glabrous or nearly so on both surfaces (margins and veins pubescent abaxially). Calyces 15–18(–20) mm, glandular-pubescent. Capsules ca. 8(–10) mm. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Open, often gravelly or rocky, mainly deciduous woodlands
Elevation: 0-1200 m

Distribution

V5 353-distribution-map.gif

Conn., Del., D.C., Md., Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
John K. Morton +
(Michaux) R. T. Clausen +
Silene pensylvanica +
Pennsylvania wild pink +
Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Md. +, Mass. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
0-1200 m +
Open, often gravelly or rocky, mainly deciduous woodlands +
Flowering spring. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica +
Silene caroliniana subsp. pensylvanica +
Silene caroliniana +
subspecies +