Silene flos-cuculi

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: Silene
Species: Silene flos-cuculi
Subspecies: S. f. subsp. flos-cuculi – S. f. subsp. subintegra

Name

Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 146 (1811).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Lychnis flos-cuculi L., Sp. Pl. 1: 436 (1753).
Homotypic
- Melandrium flos-cuculi (L.) Röhl., Deutschl. Fl., ed. 2, 2: 275 (1812).
- Agrostemma flos-cuculi (L.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 417 (1831).
- Coronaria flos-cuculi (L.) A.Braun, Flora 26: 368 (1843).
- Coccyganthe flos-cuculi (L.) Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 6: 55 (1844).
- Coccyganthe flos-cuculi (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 345 (1868), isonym.
- Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12(2): 189 (1982), isonym.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula, Sicilia (doubtful).
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan (introduced).
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Montana, Washington.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Utah.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Clairville, J.P. de 1811. Manuel d'herborisation en Suisse et en Valais, rédigé selon le systême de Linné, corrigé par ses propres principes. Avec l'indication d'un nouveau systême dérivé également des principes de ce grand maître. xxvii + 382 pp., Steiner & Ziegler, Winterthour. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 436. Reference page.
Greuter, W. & Raus, Th. (eds.) 1982. Med-Checklist Notulae, 6. Willdenowia 12(2): 183–199. JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene flos-cuculi. Accessed: 2026 January 03.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Silene flos-cuculi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 03. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene flos-cuculi. Accessed: 03 February 2024. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Silene flos-cuculi. Published online. Accessed: 03 February 2024. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Silene flos-cuculi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 January 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

مصرى: لخنيس
العربية: لخنيس
asturianu: Flor del cuquiellu
беларуская: Светнік зязюлін
български: Пурпурна свиларка
català: Cucut de rec
čeština: Kohoutek luční
Cymraeg: Carpiog y gors
dansk: Trævlekrone
Deutsch: Kuckucks-Lichtnelke
English: Ragged robin
español: Flor de cuclillo
eesti: Käokann
فارسی: گل توسرخ آشفته
suomi: Käenkukka
Nordfriisk: Präästerbluum
français: Lychnis fleur de coucou
Gaeilge: Lus síoda
hornjoserbsce: Pjerkojta kukelička
magyar: Réti kakukkszegfű
íslenska: Munkahetta
italiano: Fior di cuculo
日本語: ラッグド・ロビン
қазақша: Көкек жанаргүлі
kernowek: Rudhek pilyek
lietuvių: Šilkažiedė gaisrena
norsk bokmål: Hanekam
Nederlands: Echte koekoeksbloem
norsk nynorsk: Hanekam
polski: Firletka poszarpana
română: Floarea-cucului
русский: Кукушкин цвет обыкновенный
slovenčina: Kukučka lúčna
slovenščina: Kukavičja lučka
svenska: Gökblomster
українська: Коронарія зозуляча
中文: 矮生剪秋罗