PLANTS Profile for Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica (Pennsylvania catchfly)

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PLANTS Profile

Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen
Pennsylvania catchfly

Symbol:

SICAP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen

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Synonyms:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen

	SICAP2	Silene caroliniana Walter var. pensylvanica (Michx.) Fernald
	SIPE8	Silene pensylvanica Michx.

Distribution:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, KY, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 88 species in Silene, 3 subspecies in Silene caroliniana Walter

Classification:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen

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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 caroliniana Walter – sticky catchfly
Subspecies	Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen – Pennsylvania catchfly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Florida:
Silene caroliniana
California catchfly		Endangered
New York:
Silene caroliniana
wild pink		Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio:
Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica
Carolina catchfly		Threatened
Tennessee:
Carolina pink		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen

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 20057.

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: 10/22/2008 01:14 AM MDT