Silene aegyptiaca subsp. ruderalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Sectio: Silene sect. Atocion
Species: Silene aegyptiaca
Subspecies: Silene aegyptiaca subsp. ruderalis

Name

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.f. subsp. ruderalis Coode & Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 7 (1967).

• Typus: Turkey C8 Mardin: 4 km E of Mardin, 1200 m, sunny limestine rocks, annual, flowers pink, 25 v 1957, Davis & Hedge D. 28573 (Holotypus: E).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Huber-Morath, A., Coode, M.J.E. & Cullen, J. 1967. Materials for a Flora of Turkey XIII: Silene L. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 28(1): 1–8. DOI: 10.24823/nrbge.1967.2719 Internet Archive Reference page. 

Additional references

• Coode, M.J.E. & Cullen, J. 1967. Silene. Pp. 179–242 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 2 (Portulacaceae to Celastraceae). 581 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene aegyptiaca subsp. ruderalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 27 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene aegyptiaca subsp. ruderalis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2026. Reference page.