| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mountains only. Verified collections from only 3 counties: Ashe (NCU), Clay (GH), and Watauga (many herbaria). Other collections from Alleghany, Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Mecklenburg, and Transylvania counties appear to be either of cultivated plants correctly identified, or belong to S. alba/latifolia. Not a single specimen label at SERNEC mentions the color of the corollas! However, the Watauga collection (many herbaria) clearly shows that the corollas all dried dark, not pale. See Taxonomic Comments.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. VT to southern Ont., south to GA and MS. | |
| Abundance | Very rare, apparently. Collectors need to state clearly the flower color and whether plants are escapes or cultivars. | |
| Habitat | Roadside ditchbank, long-abandoned homesite area. | |
| Phenology | Flowering June-August. | |
| Identification | The main distinction between this species and the native species pair S. alba/latifolia is the bright rose-pink flower color (vs. white in those, sometimes pallid pinkish). See Weakley (1968) for other characters. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Unfortunately, it appears that older botanists (pre-1950 or so) often used the name salicifolia to encompass our native montane species (now alba or latifolia). Specimens in herbaria need to be checked and have updated nomenclature -- obviously, flower color makes a huge difference between a non-native (pink) vs. native ones (white), both of which are relatively scarce!
| |
| Other Common Name(s) | | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
| State Status | | |
| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | FACW link |
| USACE-emp | FACW link |
