Caryophyllaceae
Cardinal catchfly
Silene laciniata
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 雪轮石竹
- English
- Cardinal catchfly
- nv
- Dahiitį́hídą́ą́ʼ
Synonyms
- Lychnis pulchra Willd. ex Schltdl. & Cham.
- Melandrium laciniatum (Cav.) Rohrb.
- Silene allamannii Otth
- Silene laciniata subsp. brandegeei C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene laciniata subsp. laciniata
- Silene laciniata subsp. major C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene laciniata var. angustifolia C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene laciniata var. laciniata
- Silene laciniata var. latifolia C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire
- Silene pulchra Torr. & A.Gray
- Silene simulans Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- April to August (from 1,824 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.