| Fire pink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. virginica
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| Binomial name | |
| Silene virginica | |
Silene virginica, the fire pink,[2] is a wildflower in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae. It is known for its distinct brilliant red flowers. Fire pink begins blooming in late spring and continuing throughout the summer. It is sometimes grown in wildflower, shade, and rock gardens.[3]
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silene virginica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden Center for Home Gardening: Silene virginica