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Definition of Silene virginica
1. Noun. Perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals.
Group relationships: Genus Silene
Generic synonyms: Campion, Catchfly, Silene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silene Virginica
Literary usage of Silene virginica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1909)
"Dr. Benjamin Smith Barton, in his Collections for an Essay towards a Materia
Medica of the United States, says: "The Silene virginica, or ground pink, ..."
2. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"Silene virginica Linne.—Fire Pink, Catch Fly. Description.—Calyx : sepals united,
forming an oblong-cylindrical tube, 5-toothed at the apex, ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... wooded slopes, roadside banks and barrens. Silene virginica L. Fire pink
Herbaceous perennial Upland woods, wooded slopes and stream banks. ..."
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