Silene aegaea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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 aegaea

Name

Silene aegaea Oxelman, Willdenowia 25: 157 (1995).

• Typus: [Greece, E Aegaean], "Ikaria. S of Evthelo". 24 Apr 1958, Runemark & Snogerup 6729 (Holotype: LD).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Oxelman, B. 1995. A revision of the Silene sedoides-group (Caryophyllaceae). Willdenowia 25(1): 143–169. JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Greuter, W. 1997. Silene. Pp. 239–323 in Strid, A. & Tan, K. (eds.), Flora Hellenica. Volume One (Gymnospermae to Caryophyllaceae). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 547 pp. ISBN 3-87429-391-2. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene aegaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene aegaea. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene aegaea. Accessed: 18 Feb 2026. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene aegaea in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 18.Reference page.