Silene gallica var. giraldii

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
Species: Silene gallica
Varietas: Silene gallica var. giraldii

Name

Silene gallica var. giraldii (Guss.) Walters, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 97(4): 341 (1988).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene giraldii Guss., Enum. Pl. Inarim.: 36 (1855).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Akeroyd, J.R. & Walters, S.M. 1988. Taxonomic notes on Silene L.. Pp. 338–342 in Chater, A.O. (ed.), Flora Europaea: Notulae systematicae ad Floram Europaeam spectantes. Series 2. No. 2. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 97(4): 335–355. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1978.tb01817.x Reference page. 
• Gussone, G. 1854 publ. 1855. Enumeratio Plantarum Vascularium in Insula Inarime sponte provenientium vel oeconomico usu passim cultarum. Napoli: Vanni. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pignatti, S. (ed.) 2017. Flora d’Italia. Volume 2 [Droseraceae – Cynomoriaceae]. 2ª ediz., xvii + 1178 pp. Edagricole, Bologna. ISBN 978-88-506-5243-3 Reference page.  (accepting Silene giraldii)

Links

• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene gallica var. giraldii in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 09.Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene gallica var. giraldii. Accessed: 2026 January 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene gallica var. giraldii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene gallica var. giraldii. Accessed: 09 January 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene gallica var. giraldii. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2026. Reference page.

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