Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Caryophyllaceae - Royal Catchfly (Royal Catchfly)

Royal Catchfly

(Silene regia)

Color Photograph: Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Silene rotundifolia

Royal Catchfly is similar to Roundleaf Catchfly. However the petals of Roundleaf Catchfly are notched at the tip and the leaves are rounder.

Royal Catchfly (Silene regia)

Identification: Flowers red with slender, elongate petals. Flower capsule elongate and conical. Calyx with sticky sepals. Leaves rounded at the base, tapering to a sharp apex. Outer margin smooth, leaves in opposite pairs, and sessile to the stem. Plant 2 to 4 feet in height.

Distribution: Kansas and Oklahoma in the west to Ohio, Georgia, and Florida in the east.

Habitat: Royal Catchfly is a species of prairies and dry woods.

Flowering period: June to August.

Royal Catchfly (Silene regia)

Similar Species:

Roundleaf Catchfly (Silene rotundifolia)

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