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Silene flos-cuculi

(L.) Greuter & Burdet

Ragged Robin

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161130

Element CodePDCAR0F040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusSilene

Synonyms

Lychnis flos-cuculiL.

Other Common Names

ragged robin (EN) Silène fleur-de-coucou (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 5, 2005) transfers Lychnis flos-cuculi to Silene flos-cuculi.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (8)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mansfield Peninsula	Tongass National Forest	54,991

New Hampshire (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Carr Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	17,110
Dartmouth Range	White Mountain National Forest	9,233
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660
Pemigewasset	White Mountain National Forest	32,255
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devil's Den 09083	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	9,169

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.