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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. subsp. flos-cuculi
ragged-robin
Silene: probably from Greek sialon, "saliva," referring to gummy exudation on stems, and/or named for Silenus, intoxicated foster-father of Bacchus (god of wine) who was covered with foam, much like the glandular secretions of many species of this genus.
flos-cuculi: flos for "flower;" cuculus for "cuckoo bird"
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-32" tall forb |
| Flower: | pink to purple, 5-parted, 3/4"-1" wide, sepals lobes much shorter than the tube; petals deeply lobed and with 2 side teeth giving a ragged appearance; inflorescence open, branched cluster (cyme); blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | lance-shaped, mostly stalkless; opposite |
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