Silene rubella

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

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. Silene
Species: Silene rubella

Name

Silene rubella L., Sp. Pl. 1: 419 (1753) nom. utique rej.
Note: Now considered as a synonym of Silene diversifolia subsp. bergiana (Lindm.) L.Medina, Acta Bot. Malac. 40: 365 (2015). It is also a supressed name see IPNI for further details. Consider for redirect.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Portugal, Spain, Baleares, Sardinia
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Sicily, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus)
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt (Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Delta, NW-coastal Egypt)
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran (N-Iran, S-Iran, W-Iran), Iraq (NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, Judean Desert), Lebanon (C-Lebanon), Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai), Syria (C-Syrian Desert), Pakistan (Peshawar, Jhelum)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 419. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2026. Silene rubella. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 17. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene rubella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene rubella. Published online. Accessed: Feb 17 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Silene rubella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Feb 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: سيلينة حمراء
Deutsch: Rötliches Leimkraut
español: Conejera rojizo - -