| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Throughout the Mountains, Piedmont, and Sandhills; scarce on the Coastal Plain.
Native of Europe and western Asia; in N.A.-- N.S. to B.C., south to FL, TX, CA. | |
| Abundance | Generally common, except uncommon in the Sandhills and rare in the Coastal Plain. | |
| Habitat | Fields, meadows, roadsides, cemeteries, railroad margins, pastures, hayfields, clearings. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-September. | |
| Identification | Deptford Pink is strictly erect, up to 2 feet tall. The basal leaves are oblinear or oblanceolate; the stem leaves are opposite and strongly ascending, linear, and tapering to the tip. The inflorescences are terminal and composed of a tight cluster of small but showy, bright magenta-rose petals with whitish dots; usually only one or two flowers in a cluster are in bloom at a time. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | UPL link |
| USACE-emp | UPL link |
