Caryophyllaceae
Fire pink
Silene virginica
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- سيلين فيرجينيكا
- Chinese
- 火红雪轮, 绿绳蝇子草
- English
- Fire pink
- Persian
- میخک آتشی
Synonyms
- Melandrium virginicum A.Braun
- Silene catesbaei Walter
- Silene coccinea Moench
- Silene virginica var. hallensis Pickens & M.C.W.Pickens
- Silene virginica var. robusta Strausb. & Core
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.