Summary ⁴

Fire pink (Silene virginica) is a wildflower in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae. It is known for its distinct brilliant red flowers. Each flower is approximately five centimeters in diameter and composed of five notched, brilliant red petals which extend into a long tube. It is a small (20-80 cm tall), short-lived perennial (2-3 years), with lance shaped leaves. Its stems, and the bases of the flowers, are covered in short sticky hairs.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Laura Baird, todos los derechos reservados, subido por Laura Baird
2. (c) Jason Hollinger, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/405915233
3. (c) Tom Potterfield, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tgpotterfield/6818472510/
4. Adaptado por The Preserve at Shaker Village del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silene_virginica

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• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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