Heliosperma alpestre

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Heliosperma
Species: Heliosperma alpestre

Name

Heliosperma alpestre (Jacq.) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 182 (1843)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Silene alpestris Jacq., Fl. Austriac. 1: 60 (1773).
Homotypic
- Ixoca alpestris (Jacq.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 141: 63 (1972).
Heterotypic
- Cucubalus quadrifidus L., Sp. Pl.: 415 (1753), nom. rej.
  - Silene quadrifida (L.) L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1032 (1759).
  - Lychnis quadrifida (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 307 (1771).
  - Heliosperma quadrifidum (L.) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 182 (1843).
  - Oncerum quadrifidum (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 257 (1867).
  - Ixoca quadrifida (L.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 128 (1972).
- Silene rupestris Jacq., Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 77 (1762), nom. illeg.
- Lychnis quadridentata L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 13. 2: 362 (1774), nom. superfl.
- Silene alpina Pall., Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 34 (1776).
- Lychnis alpestris L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 244 (1782).
- Silene austriaca Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult. 3: 174 (1802), nom. superfl.
- Silene quadridentata Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 500 (1805), nom. superfl.
- Silene fontana Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XXVI (1811).
- Silene viscida Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 65 (1815).
- Ixoca tenella Raf., Autik. Bot.: 25 (1840), nom. superfl.
- Silene trifida Ten. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 588 (1841).
- Silene tenella A.Huet ex Schenk, Index Seminum (WB, Wirceburgensis) 1861: [4] (1862), nom. illeg.
- Silene quadrifida var. viscosa Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1866: 102 (1867).
- Oncerum alpinum (Jacq.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 257 (1867).
- Heliosperma quadrifidum var. villosum Dalla Torre, Fl. Tirol 6(2): 194 (1909).
  - Heliosperma villosum (Dalla Torre) H.R.Wehrh., Gartenstauden 1: 319 (1930).
- Heliosperma arcanum Zapal., Bull. Int. Acad. Sci. Cracovie, Cl. Sci. Math., Sér. B, Sci. Nat. 1911(6B): 498 (1911).
  - Ixoca arcana (Zapal.) Ikonn., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 21: 65 (1984).
- Silene ticinensis H.Neumayer, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 94: 143 (1917 publ. 1918).
- Heliosperma quadridentatum Schinz & Thell., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 68: 462 (1923), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Slovenia, Croatia). Regional: Eastern Europe Ukraine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Grisebach, A.H.R. 1843. Spicilegium Florae Rumelicae et Bithynicae Exhibens Synopsin Plantarum. Volumen primum. Vieweg, Braunschweig. 407 pp. MDZ Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Heliosperma alpestre in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Heliosperma alpestre. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Heliosperma alpestre. Published online. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Heliosperma alpestre. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Alpen-Strahlensame
slovenščina: planinski slanozor