Silene pygmaea

Silene pygmaea

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. Auriculatae
Species: Silene pygmaea

Name

Silene pygmaea Adams, Beitr. Naturk. 1: 59 (1805).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene spathulata M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 341 (1808).
  • Silene petraea Ledeb. & Schrank, Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 211 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Silene ledebourii Heynh., Alph. Aufz. Gew. 2: 667 (1847).

Homonyms

• Silene pygmaea Less. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 1: 323 (1842), pro syn. = Silene fruticulosa M.Bieb., Tabl. Prov. Mer Casp.: 115 (1798).
• Silene pygmaea hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. inval. = Silene noctiflora L., Sp. Pl. 1: 419 (1753).
• Silene pygmaea Herder, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1858: 44 (1859). = Silene gallica var. gallica.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Adams, J.M.F. 1805. Decades quinque novarum specierum plantarum Caucasi et Iberiae, quas in itinere comitis Mussin - Puschkin observavit, et definitionibus atque descriptionibus illustravit. In Weber, F. & Mohr, D.M.H. (eds.) Beiträge zur Naturkunde 1: 41–75. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene pygmaea in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 21.Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene pygmaea. Accessed: 2026 January 21.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Silene pygmaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene pygmaea. Accessed: 25 August 2023. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Silene pygmaea. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene pygmaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 January 2026. Reference page.

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