PLANTS Profile for Silene ovata (Blue Ridge catchfly)

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Silene ovata Pursh
Blue Ridge catchfly

Symbol:

SIOV

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Silene ovata Pursh

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Distribution:
Silene ovata Pursh


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA)

Related Taxa:
Silene ovata Pursh

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene

Classification:
Silene ovata Pursh

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Silene L. – catchfly
Species	Silene ovata Pursh – Blue Ridge catchfly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silene ovata Pursh

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arkansas:
ovate-leaf catchfly		Threatened
Illinois:
ovate catchfly		Endangered
Indiana:
ovate catchfly		Endangered
Kentucky:
ovate catchfly		Threatened
Tennessee:
ovate catchfly		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Silene ovata Pursh

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20100.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 08:47 PM MDT