Silene gracilis

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. Silene
Species: Silene gracilis

Name

Silene gracilis DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 145 (1813).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene longicaulis Pourr. ex Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 15 (1816).
  • Silene loeflingiana Bernh. ex Godr., Mém. Soc. Roy. Sci. Nancy 1846: 166 (1847).
  • Silene longicaulis var. brachypoda Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 24: 205 (1933).

Homonyms

• Silene gracilis Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 9 (1851), not validly publ., vide Silene apetala Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2(1): 703 (1799).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia, Victoria (introduced) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• de Candolle, A.P. 1813. Catalogus plantarum Horti Botanici Monspeliensis. Monspelii: J. Martel. Parisiis et Argentorati: A. Koenig. Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Atlas of Living Australia
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene gracilis. Accessed: 2026 January 08.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene gracilis 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 gracilis. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene gracilis. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene gracilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Portuguese Catchfly

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