Silene virginica L.

Detail
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Botanical Name
- Silene virginica L.
- Common Name
- Fire Pink
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Silene virginica L.
- Comments
- Doubtfully distinct is var. robusta Strausbaugh & Core described only from West Virginia; Castanea 17:165 (1952)
- Habitat
- Dry to, occasionally, mesic forests, rocky woodlands, barrens, rock outcrops, and roadbanks; tolerant of a range of soil and rock chemistries. Frequent in the c. and s. Piedmont and mountains; rare in the n. mountains; absent elsewhere.
- Native Status
- Native
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