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Caryophyllaceae 



Silene 



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Map 922 



Silene regia Sims 



>iiene virgin i ca 



Map 924 



Lychnis alba Mill 



Deaneana Fern. It occurs with the species and I found it in Posey County 

 associated with the species and the variety. 

 Maine to B. C, southw. to Fla. and Mex. 



6a. Silene antirrhina var. divaricata Robinson. This variety has been 

 reported from the dune area by Peattie. Evidently local and rare in the 

 state. I have it from Kosciusko and Warrick Counties. 



Mass. to 111., Mo. and Kans. 



7. Silene noctiflora L. Night-flowering Catchfly. Map 921. This 

 species has been reported from 8 counties as a weed of cultivated grounds 

 and waste places. I have two specimens from open woodland. 



This species much resembles Lychnis alba with which I think it is often 

 confused. It can be easily separated from it by the following characters. 

 Silene noctiflora has 3 styles, calyx 10-nerved, calyx lobes linear-lanceolate 

 and mostly 4-8 mm long, and a capsule with 6 teeth. Lychnis alba has 5 

 styles, calyx with 10 strong and 10 faint nerves, calyx lobes triangular, 

 mostly 3-5 mm long, and a capsule with 5 deeply bifid teeth. Specimens 

 can be easily separated at any stage of growth. 



Nat. of Eu. ; N. B. and N. S. to Utah and Wash., southw. to Fla. and Mo. 



8. Silene regia Sims. Royal Catchfly. Map 922. A very local plant, 

 mostly of a dry, prairie habitat. All of my specimens are from roadsides. 

 It has been reported from Hamilton, Vigo, and Wayne Counties and the 

 authors say that it is scarce. It has been reported from 3 counties of Ohio. 



Ohio to Mo., southw. to Tenn. and Ala. 



9. Silene virginica L. Firepink. Map 923. Frequent to common in rich 

 woodland in all parts of the state except the northern counties of the north- 

 western part. Pepoon says : "Frequent in open woods from Whiting, Ind., 

 south. Banks of the Des Plaines, abundant. (Babcock). Seems to be an 

 error or the plant is exterminated in the Indiana territory named by Bab- 

 cock." Babcock did not report this species from Indiana, so this reference 



