| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene virginica L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 419 (1753) |
| Native Range | nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 200-1300m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, grey or green, ciliate, flowers in lax, cymose panicle, petals with furcate apex and variously dentate margins |
| Size | 20-80cm |
| Color | crimson, deep red |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lychnis virginica (L.) Edwards Melandrium virginicum (L.) A.Braun Silene catesbaei Walter Silene coccinea Moench Silene virginica var. hallensis Pickens & M.C.W.Pickens Silene virginica var. minor Walp. Silene virginica var. robusta Strausb. & Core |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, MIC Michigan, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |