Firepink

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species: S. virginica
Binomial name
Silene virginica
L.

A firepink (Silene virginica) is a wildflower with five, small, double-toothed, brilliantly red petals. This plant is found in open woods in North America. It is a member of the pink family Caryophyllaceae.