Silene greenei

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. Behenantha
Sectio: S. sect. Physolychnis
Species: Silene greenei
Subspecies: S. g. subsp. angustifolia – S. g. subsp. greenei

Name

Silene greenei (S.Watson ex B.L.Rob.) Howell, Fl. N.W. Amer. 1: 76 (1897).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene campanulata var. greenei S.Watson ex B.L.Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 28: 137 (1893), misspelled as greenii.
• Homotypic
  • Silene campanulata subsp. greenei (S.Watson ex B.L.Rob.) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire, Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 13: 24 (1947).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Howell, T.J. 1897–1903. A Flora of Northwest America. Vol. I. Phanerogamae. Published by the author, Portland. 792 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Morton, J.K. 2005. Silene. Pp. 166–214 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 5: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 2. xii + 656 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 0-19-522211-3. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene greenei. Accessed: 2026 February 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene greenei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene greenei. Published online. Accessed: 05 February 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene greenei. Accessed: 05 February 2026. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene greenei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 February 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Bell Catchfly

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