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Caryophyllaceae Family - "Royal Catchfly"
Silene is most likely from the mythical God Silenus, drunken foster father of Bacchus. Regia is from the Latin regius meaning "royal; kingly; regal".
Royal catchfly can reach 4 feet tall and with brilliant scarlet flowers blooming from June to September it can be spotted from a long way off. Stems are usually unbranched below the flowers and feels hairy and slightly clammy to the touch. Becoming less frequent but locally abundant in some mesic prairies and oak savannas. Very scattered in the southern ranges of the Tallgrass prairie region.
No medicinal or food uses reported.
