Silene gallica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: 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 gallica
Varietates: S. g. var. gallica – S. g. var. giraldii

Name

Silene gallica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 417 (1753), nom. cons. over Silene anglica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416 (1753), nom. rej., Silene lusitanica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416 (1753), nom. rej. and Silene quinquevulnera L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416 (1753), nom. rej.

Typus: "Habitat in Gallia." Lectotype: Herb. Linn. No. 583.11 (LINN), designated by Greuter, Taxon 44(1): 102 (1995).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Silene arvensis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 301 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Oncerum gallicum (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 256 (1867).
- Corone gallica (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2, 16: 344 (1868).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Finland (casual), Great Britain, Ireland (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia (Czechia, Slovakia), Germany (introduced), Hungary, Netherlands, Poland (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia (Sicilia, Malta), Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia).
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States (Latvia; casual), Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria, Sao Jorge, Sao Miguel, Terceira; introduced), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote; doubtfully native), Cape Verde (Santiago, Santo Antão, São Nicolau), Madeira (Desertas, Madeira, Porto Santo), Selvagens.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia (introduced).
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (introduced).
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Zimbabwe (introduced).
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St. Helena (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Gruziya).
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India (Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan, West Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh).
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South (main island, Stewart island).
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northwest, Mexican Pacific Islands.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bermuda, Haiti, Jamaica.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Juan Fernández Islands, Uruguay.

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 417. Reference page.

Additional references

Greuter, W. 1995. (1147) Proposal to conserve the name Silene gallica L. (Caryophyllaceae) against several synonyms of equal priority. Taxon 44(1): 102–104. DOI: 10.2307/1222688 JSTOR [approved for Silene anglica L., Silene lusitanica L. and Silene quinquevulnera L., not approved for Silene cerastioides L., see Taxon 46(2): 324 (1997).] Reference page.
Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene gallica. Accessed: 2026 January 08.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene gallica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 30. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene gallica. Accessed: 30 March 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene gallica. Published online. Accessed: 14 September 2019. Reference page.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Silene gallica. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 12 July 2020.
Tropicos.org 2019. Silene gallica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 September 2019. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silene gallica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-April-2012. Reference page.

Vernacular names

مصرى: سيلينه فرنسيه
العربية: سيلينة فرنسية
asturianu: Carmelitilla
Cymraeg: Gludlys amryliw
Deutsch: Französisches Leimkraut
English: Windmill Catchfly
español: Atrapamoscas
suomi: Ranskankohokki
français: Silène de France
עברית: ציפרנית צרפתית
日本語: マンテマ
latviešu: Gallijas plaukšķene
norsk bokmål: Fransk smelle
Nederlands: Franse silene
polski: Lepnica francuska
slovenčina: Silenka francúzska
slovenščina: francoska lepnica
українська: Смілка гальська
中文（简体）: 西欧蝇子草
中文（臺灣）: 匙葉麥瓶草
中文: 蝇子草