Silene chlorantha

Silene chlorantha

Flowers detail

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. Siphonomorpha
Species: Silene chlorantha

Name

Silene chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 7: 144 (1792).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cucubalus chloranthus Willd., Fl. Berol. Prodr.: 155 (1787).
• Homotypic
  • Viscago chlorantha (Willd.) Moench, Methodus: 704 (1794).
• Heterotypic
  • Silene elata Otth in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 370 (1824).
  • Silene viridiflora Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 1(2): 319 (1842), nom. illeg.
  • Silene subspathulata Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 102 (1866).
  • Silene chlorantha f. latior Zapał., Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol., Ser. 3, 11B(51B): 141 (1911 publ. 1912).
  • Silene chlorantha f. occidentalis Zapał., Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol., Ser. 3, 11B(51B): 141 (1911 publ. 1912).
  • Silene chlorantha f. copiosa Zapał., Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol., Ser. 3, 11B(51B): 141 (1911 publ. 1912).
  • Silene chlorantha var. mohileviensis Zapał., Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol., Ser. 3, 11B(51B): 142 (1911 publ. 1912).
  • Silene chlorantha f. pauciflora Zapał., Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol., Ser. 3, 11B(51B): 142 (1911 publ. 1912).

Homonyms

• Silene chlorantha hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. illeg. = Silene disticha Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 476 (1809).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Baltic States. Regional: Middle Europe Germany, Poland. Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Romania, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1787. Florae Berolinensis prodromus: [i]–xvi + 1–[440], pls. I–VII. Impensis Wilhelmi Viewegii, Berolini. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.6727 Reference page. 
• Ehrhart, J.F. 1792. Beiträge zur Naturkunde, und den damit verwandten Wissenschaften, besonders der Botanik, Chemie, Haus- und Landwirthschaft, Arzneigelahrtheit und Apothekerkunst. Band 7. Hannover und Osnabrück: C. Ritscher. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene chlorantha. Accessed: 2026 February 01.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene chlorantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene chlorantha. Accessed: 01 February 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene chlorantha. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene chlorantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: سيلين كلورانثا
• беларуская: Смалёўка зеленаватая
• Deutsch: Grünblütiges Leimkraut
• English: Yellowgreen catchfly
• eesti: Palu-põisrohi
• hornjoserbsce: Zelenojty lěpjenk
• lietuvių: Žalsvoji naktižiedė
• latviešu: Zaļziedu plaukšķene
• polski: Lepnica zielonawa
• русский: Смолёвка зелёноцветковая
• українська: Смілка зеленкувата

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