Silene otites subsp. otites

Silene otites

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. Siphonomorpha
Species: Silene otites
Subspecies: Silene otites subsp. otites

Name

Silene otites (L.) Wibel subsp. otites, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cucubalus parviflorus Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 26 (1779).
  • Cucubalus dioicus Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 167 (1782), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Cucubalus hermaphroditus Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 167 (1782), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Viscago polygama Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 533 (1812).
  • Silene effusa Otth in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 370 (1824).
  • Cucubalus effusus Fisch. ex Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 370 (1824).
  • Silene otites var. umbellata DC., Prodr. 1: 369 (1824).
  • Otites cuneifolius Raf., Autik. Bot.: 25 (1840).
  • Silene otites var. calcicola Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 103 (1866).
  • Silene pedicellata Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 608 (1867), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Silene otites var. trichocalycina Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 608 (1867).
    • Silene trichocalycina (Boiss.) Bornm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 89: 108 (1936).
    • Otites trichocalycinus (Boiss.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 5: 437 (1970).
  • Silene otitis St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 134 (1880), orth. var.
  • Silene otites var. intermedia Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 3: 140 (1896).
  • Silene × pseudotites var. arenaria Podp., Spisy Prír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 12: 20 (1922).
    • Otites cuneifolius subsp. arenarius (Podp.) Holub, Preslia 58: 302 (1986).
  • Silene roopiana Kleopow, Zhurn. Inst. Bot. Vseukraïns'k. Akad. Nauk 9: 115 (1936).
    • Otites roopianus (Kleopow) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 427 (1977).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe Baltic States. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Türkiye. Regional: China Xinjiang (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene otites subsp. otites in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene otites subsp. otites. Accessed: 1 Mar 2026. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Öhrchen-Leimkraut
• English: Spanish Catchfly
• 中文: 黄雪轮