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Scarlet Catchfly (Silene subciliata)

Silene subciliata in flower.

Photo Credit: Suzzanne Chapman

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Caryophyllaceae
State: LA, TX
Nature Serve ID: 144229
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/21/2003

Description:

The Scarlet catchfly is an uncommon wildflower of the East Exas sandylands. It's vibrant orange-red star-shaped flowers are esily noticed on the slopes between upland savannas and forested ravines where it lives.

Where is Scarlet Catchfly (Silene subciliata) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Deep well-drained sandy soils in and along margins of fire-maintained dry, upland long-leaf pine savannahs. In fire-suppressed forests with dense, shading understory, it is often limited to sunnier roadsides or cleared utility easements.

Distribution:

Endemic to the Coastal Plain of southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana; in Texas confined to the piney Woods.

States & Provinces:

Scarlet Catchfly can be found in Louisiana, Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Scarlet Catchfly (Silene subciliata)?

Mercer Botanic Gardens

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Silene subciliata is known only from eastern Texas and western Louisiana.

Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

successional species, fire is an important factor possibly lost on protected sites due to lack of management

Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

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