Silene virginica L. belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Silene virginica, Davidson, C 13015--Tennessee. Greene Co. Upstream on Paint Cr. 15 May 2015. DSC05790 (2).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene
Specific Epithet
virginica
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#318,521 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Madison
35.943333, -82.896111
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest. Along French Broad River just E of the Tennessee state line and E of Paint Rock. 387 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
