Flowering plantsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Fire pink

Silene virginica L.

Fire pink in all of Ohio
fire pink (Silene virginica)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Silene
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 8 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (26)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (8)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
fire pink by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County85 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County20 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County33 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County51 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County21 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto County35 · Season shown
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton County31 · Season shown
Warren County33 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Mid-May to mid-July, middle week May 31 – Jun 6

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 21 dates. Latest record: May 2025.

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Records of fire pink in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of fire pinkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2100750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,535
Apr 5–11001,960
Apr 12–18002,492
Apr 19–25002,403
Apr 26 – May 2003,783
May 3–9003,307
May 10–16002,059
May 17–23332,153
May 24–30532,390
May 31 – Jun 6542,648
Jun 7–13432,715
Jun 14–20112,695
Jun 21–27112,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,220
Jul 5–11002,980
Jul 12–18223,031
Jul 19–25002,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,795
Aug 2–8002,884
Aug 9–15002,696
Aug 16–22002,535
Aug 23–29002,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,606
Sep 6–12002,980
Sep 13–19002,959
Sep 20–26002,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17001,793
Oct 18–24001,338
Oct 25–31001,023
Nov 1–700676
Nov 8–1400593
Nov 15–2100384
Nov 22–2800496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1900285
Dec 20–2600322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

Reported in flower

Only 11 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to late June, middle week May 17–23

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 830 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 391 dates. Latest record: June 2025.

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Records of fire pink in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of fire pinkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 43219,661
Apr 5–112126,860
Apr 12–1818439,925
Apr 19–2547741,623
Apr 26 – May 2871056,391
May 3–9951052,952
May 10–16791053,785
May 17–2388957,698
May 24–3077954,651
May 31 – Jun 61191053,099
Jun 7–13941053,700
Jun 14–2071856,625
Jun 21–2725755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 49658,477
Jul 5–112261,336
Jul 12–185464,722
Jul 19–253369,753
Jul 26 – Aug 13259,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–221154,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–121159,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported in fruit

Only 4 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Silene recorded in Hamilton County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • royal catchfly Silene regiaOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Round-leaf Catchfly Silene rotundifolia72 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis40 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in October to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest87%31%
Developed11%49%
Farmland2%11%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Wetland0.2%5%

From 451 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Hamilton County result

21 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.