Silene muscipula

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

Silene muscipula L., Sp. Pl.: 420 (1753).

Lectotype (designated by Talavera & Muñoz Garmendia 1989: 439): [illustration] "Lychnis silvestr. III" in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 289 (1601).

Homotypic
- Ebraxis muscipula (L.) Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 33: 103 (2001).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Lebanon-Syria, Palestine.

Greuter, W. 1997. Silene. Pp. 239–323 in Strid, A. & Tan, K. (eds.), Flora Hellenica. Volume One (Gymnospermae to Caryophyllaceae). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 547 pp. ISBN 3-87429-391-2. Reference page. [Greece & Sicily: archeophyte]

Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene muscipula. Accessed: 4 Jan 2026. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Silene muscipula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 16. Reference page. [Greece & Sicily: introduced]
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene muscipula. Published online. Accessed: Sep 16 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Silene muscipula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2019. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene muscipula in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 4.Reference page. [Greece & Sicily: native]