Silene tenella

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. Sclerocalycinae
Species: Silene tenella

Name

Silene tenella C.A.Mey., Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 216 (1831).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene lineata Boiss. & Buhse, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 37 (1860).
  • Silene subtenella Lazkov, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 87(12): 113 (2002).

Homonyms

• Silene tenella A.Huet ex Schenk, Index Seminum (WB, Wirceburgensis) 1861: [4] (1862), nom. illeg. = Heliosperma alpestre (Jacq.) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 182 (1843).
• Silene tenella K.Koch ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 191 (1869), nom. inval. = Silene linearifolia Otth in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 374 (1824).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Meyer, C.A.v. 1831. Verzeichniss der Pflanzen, welche während der, auf allerhöchsten Befehl, in den Jahren 1829 und 1830 unternommenen Reise im Caucasus und in den Provinzen am westlichen Ufer des Caspischen Meeres gefunden und eingesammelt worden sind. St. Petersburg, Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Gallica, MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene tenella. Accessed: 2026 February 03.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene tenella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene tenella. Accessed: 03 February 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene tenella. Published online. Accessed: 03 February 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene tenella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 February 2026. Reference page.

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