Silene caryophylloides subsp. subulata

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
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Auriculatae
Species: Silene caryophylloides
Subspecies: Silene caryophylloides subsp. subulata

Name

Silene caryophylloides subsp. subulata (Boiss.) Coode & Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 28: 6 (1967).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene subulata Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 33 (1843).
• Heterotypic
  • Silene caryophylloides var. nardifolia Boiss. ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 127 (1868).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, 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 caryophylloides subsp. subulata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Silene caryophylloides subsp. subulata. Accessed: 22 Apr 2026. Reference page. (in synonymy of Silene subulata subsp. stentoria)