Silene nocturna

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 nocturna L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416 (1753).

Homotypic
- Corone nocturna (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2, 16: 344 (1868).

Silene nocturna Pall., Tabl. Phys. Topogr. Taur.: 50 (1795), nom. inval. = Silene dichotoma subsp. dichotoma.
Silene nocturna Schimp. ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 116 (1869), nom. inval. = Silene colorata subsp. colorata.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces.
Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Tasmania.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bermuda.

Bacchetta, G., Carta, A., Paradis, G., Piazza, C. & Peruzzi, L. 2014. Further insights into the taxonomy of the Silene nocturna species complex (Caryophyllaceae): a systematic survey of the taxa from Sardinia and Corsica. Phytotaxa 175(1): 37–44. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.175.1.4 ResearchGate Reference page.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene nocturna. Accessed: 2026 January 05.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene nocturna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 05. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene nocturna. Accessed: 05 January 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene nocturna. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Silene nocturna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silene nocturna in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-April-2012. Reference page.