Silene bellidifolia

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: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Silene
Species: Silene bellidifolia

Name

Silene bellidifolia Juss. ex Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 44, t. 81 (1777).

Described from cultivated material of unstated origin.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Silene vespertina Retz., Observ. Bot. 3: 31 (1783).
  - Described from cultivated material of unstated origin.
  - Corone vespertina Hoffmanns. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 422 (1840), nom. inval.
- Silene hirsuta Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 163 (1789).
- Silene hispida Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 348 (1798).
  - Typus: [N Africa] Desfontaines (Lectotype, designated by Talavera & Muñoz Garmendia 1989: 411): P-Desf., isolectotype: MA 144332).
- Silene distachya Brot., Fl. Lusit. 2: 189 (1804).
  - Silene colorata var. distachya (Brot.) Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 115 (1869).
  - Silene sericea var. distachya (Brot.) F.N.Williams, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 72 (1896).
  - Silene colorata proles distachya (Brot.) Samp., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Oporto) 10: 18 (1906).
  - Silene colorata subsp. distachya (Brot.) Samp., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Oporto) 10: 18 (1906).
- Silene lusitanica Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 290 (1809), nom. illeg.
- Silene sabuletorum Duby, Bot. Gall., ed. 2, 2: 1025 (1830), nom. illeg.
- Silene suavis Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1835: 6 (1835).
- Silene durieui hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1849(Adv. Bot.): [2] (1851), nom. inval.
- Silene rosea hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1849(Adv. Bot.): [2] (1851), nom. inval.
- Silene vespertina var. parviflora hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1849(Adv. Bot.): [2] (1851), nom. inval.
- Silene bipartita hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1849(Adv. Bot.): [2] (1851), nom. inval.
- Silene procumbens hort. ex Fenzl, , Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7 (1851), nom. inval.
- Silene legionensis hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. inval.
- × Coromelandrium roseum Graebn. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(2): 54 (1920).
  - Lychnisilene rosea (Graebn.) Meusel & K.Werner in G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 3(2; 9): 1157 (1979).

Homonyms

Silene bellidifolia Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 33 (1835), nom. illeg. homonym. post. = Silene undulata subsp. undulata
Silene bellidifolia Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 81 (1794), nom. illeg. homonym. post. = Silene ornata Aiton, Hortus Kew. 2: 96 (1789).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Northwestern Balkan Peninsula (Croatia, Serbia & Kosovo), Sicilia (Malta, Sicily), Türkiye-in-Europe.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Tunisia.

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

References

Primary references

Jacquin, N.J. 1776–1777. Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis. Vol. 3. Vindobonae: J.M. Gerold. 52 pp. 100 pl. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Talavera, S. & Muñoz Garmendia, J.F. 1989. Sinopsis del género Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae) en la Península Ibérica y Baleares. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 45(2): 407–460. PDF Reference page.
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 bellidifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Silene bellidifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Feb 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene bellidifolia. Published online. Accessed: 25 Feb 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene bellidifolia. Accessed: 25 Feb 2026. Reference page.