PLANTS Profile for Silene regia (royal catchfly)

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PLANTS Profile

Silene regia Sims
royal catchfly

Symbol:

SIRE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Images:
Silene regia Sims

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Distribution:
Silene regia Sims


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, OH, OK, TN)

Related Taxa:
Silene regia Sims

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene

Classification:
Silene regia Sims

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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 regia Sims – royal catchfly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silene regia Sims

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:
royal catchfly		Threatened
Georgia:
royal catchfly		Rare
Illinois:
royal catchfly		Endangered
Indiana:
royal catchfly		Threatened
Kentucky:
royal catchfly		Endangered
Tennessee:
royal catchfly		Possibly Extirpated, Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Silene regia Sims

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20109.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 06:48 PM MDT