Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia

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. Behenantha
Sectio: S. sect. Behenantha
Species: Silene vulgaris
Subspecies: Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia

Name

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke subsp. angustifolia Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 256 (1924)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Silene cucubalus subsp. angustifolia (Hayek) Rech.f., Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105(2, 1): 164 (1943)
• Heterotypic
  • Cucubalus angustifolius Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768)
    • Oberna angustifolia (Mill.) Ikonn., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 15: 147 (1979)
    • Silene vulgaris var. angustifolia (Mill.) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 87 (1974), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Silene vulgaris subsp. macrocarpa Turrill in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 36: t. 3551 (1956)
    • Silene vulgaris var. macrocarpa (Turrill) Coode & Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 3 (1967)
    • Oberna behen subsp. macrocarpa (Turrill) Soják, Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 153: 216 (1984 publ. 1985)
    • Oberna macrocarpa (Turrill) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 427 (1977)
  • Silene angustissima Boreau, Fl. Centre France, éd. 3, 2: 95 (1857)
  • Silene cucubalus var. pubescens DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3. 4: 744 (1805)
  • Silene tenoreana Colla, Herb. Pedem. 1: 328 (1833)
    • Silene cucubalus var. tenoreana (Colla) Rouy, Rev. Sci. Nat. (Montpellier), sér. 3, 3: 80 (1883)
    • Silene vulgaris var. tenoreana (Colla) Jahand. & Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 2: 220 (1932)
    • Silene vulgaris subsp. tenoreana (Colla) Soldano & F.Conti, Annot. Checkl. Italian Vasc. Fl.: 21 (2005)
  • Silene tenorei Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1821: 4 (1821)
  • Silene vulgaris var. lancifolia Rouy, Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1882: n.° 63 (1883)
    • Silene vulgaris f. lancifolia (Rouy) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 169 (1932)
    • Silene cucubalus var. lancifolia (Rouy) Rouy, Rev. Sci. Nat. (Montpellier), sér. 3, 3: 79 (1883)
    • Silene cucubalus f. lancifolia (Rouy) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 10: 34 (1963)
      

Note: GBIF/World Plants (2026) differ from POWO (2026) in accepting Silene vulgaris subsp. macrocarpa and a different synonymy compared to POWO (2026). These are taxonomic opinions and please consult the protologue and local flora.

References

Primary references

• Hayek, A.v. 1924–1927. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Balcanicae. 1. Band. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledoneae (Apetalae et Choripetalae). Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 30(1): i–ix, 1–1193. PDF Reference page.  p. 256

Additional references

• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H.  1988. Caryophyllaceae II – Alsinoideae et Silenoideae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 163. 528 pp. 504 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia. Accessed: 2026 April 21. As Silene vulgaris subsp. macrocarpa
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia. 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 April 12. Reference page.  As Silene vulgaris subsp. macrocarpa
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia. Published online. Accessed: April 21 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 April 2026. Reference page.