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Silene rotundifolia

Silene rotundifolia Nutt.

Roundleaf Catchfly

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)

USDA Symbol: SIRO4



Silene rotundifolia (Roundleaf catchfly) #64183

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Marion
State: TN
Location Notes: Foster Falls TVA Small Wild Area. Robinson Cove.
Accession date: 2018-11-20
Filename: A_C_IMG6259.JPG
Slide Index: 2795267553_a4e2e97afd_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up of a flower. Photographer's note: "This is the roundleaf catchfly. This plant seems to prefer growing under dry sandstone overhangs where little or no rain actually hits the plants. That is where I always seem to find it. The species is restricted to sandstones of the Cumberland Plateau provinces of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia."
Date Taken: 2008-08-24
NPIN Image Id: 64183

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2018-11-20

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