Silene congesta

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 congesta

Name

Silene congesta Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 300 (1809).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene delphica Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 73 (1854).
  • Silene congesta subsp. moreana Melzh., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 98: 48 (1977).

Homonyms

• Silene congesta Schott ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 583 (1841), nom. inval., vide Silene gallica var. gallica.
• Silene congesta Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 175 (1843), nom. inval., vide Silene roemeri subsp. roemeri.
• Silene congesta Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 9 (1851), nom. inval., vide Silene disticha Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 476 (1809).
• Silene congesta Pančić ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 199 (1869), nom. inval., vide Silene sendtneri subsp. sendtneri.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, North Macedonia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sibthorp, J. & Smith, J.E. 1806. Florae Graecae Prodromus, sive Plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp, M.D. Vol. I(1), xvi + 218 pp. London: Richard Taylor. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene congesta. Accessed: 2026 January 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene congesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene congesta. Accessed: 10 January 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene congesta. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene congesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2026. Reference page.

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