Silene argillosa

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
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Silene
Species: Silene argillosa

Name

Silene argillosa Munby, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: 44 (1864).

• Typus: In arvis argillosis, Aïn Beida prope Oran (ZT)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Munby, G. 1864. Description de six nouvelles espèces à ajouter à la flore d'Algérie. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 11(1): 44–46. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1864.10827308 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene argillosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene argillosa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene argillosa. Accessed: 17 Mar 2026. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene argillosa in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 17.Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene argillosa. Accessed: 2026 Mar 17.