Petrocoptis pyrenaica

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: Petrocoptis
Species: Petrocoptis pyrenaica
Subspecies: P. p. subsp. pseudoviscosa – P. p. subsp. pyrenaica

Name

Petrocoptis pyrenaica (Bergeret) A.Braun ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 281 (1842).
Note: Subspecies accepted by Hassler and GBIF, citing COL cf. POWO and MBG who do not, citing WCVP.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Lychnis pyrenaica Bergeret, Fl. Basses-Pyrénées 2: 264 (1803)
Homotypic
- Agrostemma pyrenaicum (Bergeret) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 417 (1831)
- Silene pyrenaica (Bergeret) Mayol & Rosselló, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 57: 404 (1999 publ. 2000)
Heterotypic
- Lychnis pyrenaica var. major Lapeyr., Hist. Pl. Pyrénées, Suppl.: 62 (1818)
- Petrocoptis pyrenaica var. gallica Willk., Icon. Descr. Pl. Nov.: t. 20 (1859)

References

Primary references

Braun, A.K.H. 1842. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. 1: 281.

Links

Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Petrocoptis pyrenaica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 14.Reference page. Includes Petrocoptis glaucifolia in their synonymy.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Petrocoptis pyrenaica. Accessed: 2026 May 14.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Petrocoptis pyrenaica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Petrocoptis pyrenaica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Petrocoptis pyrenaica. Published online. Accessed: Sep 12 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Petrocoptis pyrenaica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sep 2019. Reference page.

Vernacular names

français: Lychnis des Pyrénées