Silene marschallii

Silene marschallii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: 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. Sclerocalycinae
Species: Silene marschallii
Subspecies: S. m. subsp. anamasi – S. m. subsp. guicciardii – S. m. subsp. marschallii – S. m. subsp. propinqua

Name

Silene marschallii C.A.Meyer, Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 214 (1831).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meyer, C.A.v. 1831. Verzeichniss der Pflanzen, welche während der, auf allerhöchsten Befehl, in den Jahren 1829 und 1830 unternommenen Reise im Caucasus und in den Provinzen am westlichen Ufer des Caspischen Meeres gefunden und eingesammelt worden sind. St. Petersburg, Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Gallica, MDZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, İ. & Çimen, A.Ö. & Gökmen, F.Ş. (eds.)  2024. Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey). Vol. 4a. Asparagaceae, Arecaceae, Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Musaceae. xxix + 570 pp., ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul. ISBN 978-625-94238-2-1. Reference page. 
• Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H.  1988. Caryophyllaceae II – Alsinoideae et Silenoideae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 163. 528 pp. 504 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 
• Trigas, P., Kokkoris, I. & Kougioumoutzis, K. 2017. The rediscovery of Silene guicciardii (Caryophyllaceae) on Mt. Parnassos (Greece) after 160 years: taxonomic re-evaluation and conservation. Phytotaxa 331(2): 281-288. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.331.2.12 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene marschallii in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 14.Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene marschallii. Accessed: 2026 May 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene marschallii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene marschallii. Accessed: 12 May 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene marschallii. Published online. Accessed: 28 February 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene marschallii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: سيلينة مارشالية
• עברית: צפורנית מרשל
• русский: Смолевка Маршалла

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