Silene crassipes

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: Silene sect. Lasiocalycinae
Species: Silene crassipes

Name

Silene crassipes Fenzl, Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 8 (1842).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene rigida Banks & Sol. in A.Russell, Nat. Hist. Aleppo, ed. 2. 2: 252 (1794).
  • Silene glauca Zea ex Poir., Encycl., Suppl. 5: 153 (1817), nom. inval.
  • Silene gonocalyx Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 38 (1843).
  • Silene echinata Kotschy ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 172 (1869), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fenzl, E. 1842. Pugillus Plantarum Novarum Syriae et Tauri Occidentalis Primus. Fridericus Beck, Vindobonae. [III] + 18 pp. Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene crassipes. Accessed: 2026 January 08.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene crassipes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene crassipes. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene crassipes. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene crassipes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: سيلينة سمينة

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