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royal catchfly

Silene regia

Description:

"This striking plant can be found in the Ozark region of Missouri but is sometimes cultivated elsewhere. This species is easy to identify in the field because of its brilliant flowers and stems which have many nodes and leaves."

Habitat:

Spotted along an urban nature trail. (South Creek Greenway Trail)

1 Species ID Suggestions

BrianEdmond
BrianEdmond 11 years ago
Fire Pink
Silene virginica


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1 Comment

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion, Brian. Based on the petals and other attributes, I am ID'ing this as another species in the same genus you suggested.

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Springfield, Missouri, USA

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 8, 2012

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