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Lychnis flos-cuculi L.
ragged robin

       
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Line Drawing of Lychnis flos-cuculi L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 69. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

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Synonyms:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

  COFL10 Coronaria flos-cuculi (L.) A. Braun
  SIFL5 Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet
 

Distribution:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, DC, MA, MD, ME, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 6 species in Lychnis
 

Classification:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

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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 Lychnis L. – campion
Species Lychnis flos-cuculi L. – ragged robin
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
ragged robin              Potentially invasive, banned
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

ragged robin

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20309.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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