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Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - July
Wild Pink's white to dark pink petals are usually slightly jagged (pinked) at their tips, and their reproductive structures are typically exerted beyond the petals. The flowers are borne in dense cymes, with 5–13 flowers per cyme.
Note: Wild Pink's flowers often appear at the same and in a similar habitat as Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata), which they can superficially resemble. Wild Blue Phlox's petals typically only have a single notch at their tip, and their reproductive structures are typically not protruding, i.e., they are well within the flower tube and may not be visible.
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Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA 
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1 May 2022
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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20 April 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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20 April 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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14 April 2022
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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20 April 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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7 May 2025
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA 
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA 
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30 April 2015
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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14 April 2022
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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