Silene gallica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Species: Silene gallica
Varietates: S. g. var. gallica – S. g. var. giraldii

Name

Silene gallica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 417. 1753, nom. cons.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Oncerum gallicum (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 256. 1867.
- Corone gallica (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 344. 1868.
Heterotypic
- Silene agrestina (Fourr.) Jordan & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 6. 1866.
  - Corone agrestina Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 344. 1868.
  - Silene gallica var. agrestina (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud in Rouy, Fl. France 3: 118. 1896.
  - Silene gallica subvar. agrestina (Jord. & Fourr.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Pl. 5(2): 99.. 1920.
- Silene agricola E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 5: 87. 1901.
- Silene anglica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416. 1753, nom. rej.
  - Silene gallica subsp. anglica (L.) Syme, English Botany: 60. 1864.
  - Silene gallica subsp. anglica (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, comb. superfl.
  - Silene gallica var. anglica (L.) W.D.J.Koch
- Silene cerastoides var. anomala Ball, J. Bot. 11: 301. 1873.
- Silene arvensis Salisb., Prod. 301.. 1796.
- Silene bohemica Jordan & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 6. 1866.
  - Silene gallica subvar. bohemica (Jord. & Fourr.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Pl. 5(2): 99.. 1920.
- Silene candollei Jord. ex Guss., Enum. Pl. Inarim.: 37. 1855.
- Silene canescens Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Silene cantabrica Jord. & Fourn., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 5. 1866.
- Silene cerastoides L., Sp. Pl.: 417. 1753. nom. rej.
  - Lychnis cerastoides (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 309. 1771.
- Silene chia Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 409. 1825.
- Silene chilensis Cham. & Schltdl. ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 97.. 1869.
- Silene clusii Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Silene colorata Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 9. 1851.
- Silene congesta Schott ex Steud., Nom. ed. 2, 2: 583.. 1841.
- Silene conica Geners. ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 97.. 1869.
- Silene cruentata Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 8. 1866.
- Silene cuneifolia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 714. 1791.
- Silene distycha Webb, Iter Hispan.: 63. 1838.
- Silene glandulosa Bertol., Fl. Ital. 6: 626.. 1847.
- Silene glomerata Gay, Fl. Chil. 1: 259. 1846.
- Silene haenkeana Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 2: 19. 1831.
- Silene hirsuta Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Silene hispida Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Silene jucunda Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 8. 1866.
- Silene linifolia Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 9. 1851.
- Silene linophila Rothm., Agron. Lusit. 6: 264. 1944.
- Silene littoralis Jord., Cat. Jard. Dijon.. 1848.
- Silene littorea Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 9. 1851.
- Silene lusitanica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416. 1753.
  - Silene gallica var. lusitanica (L.) Willk. & Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hisp. 3: 647.. 1878.
- Silene marginata Schott, Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 210. 1824.
- Silene micropetala Ten., Fl. Napol. 5: 344. 1835-1836.
- Silene gallica var. minor Ball, Spicil. Fl. Maroc 356. (1877).
- Silene minutiflora Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 4. 1866.
- Silene modesta Jordan & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 5.. 1866.non Boiss. & Blanche
  - Silene gallica var. modesta (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud, in Rouy, Fl. France 3: 119. 1896.
  - Silene gallica subvar. modesta (Jord. & Fourr.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Pl. 5(2): 99.. 1920.
- Silene myloptera Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 8. 1866.
- Silene nicaeensis Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Silene occitanica Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 6. 1866.
- Silene oliveriana Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Silene pachyphylla Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 2, 7. 1851.
- Silene parvula Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 7. 1866.
- Silene portensis Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 2. 1851.
- Silene pygmaea Herder, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1858: 44. 1859.
- Silene quinquevulnera L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416. 1753. nom. rej.
  - Silene gallica var. quinquevulnera (L.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 3: 230. 1831.
  - Corone quinquevulnera (L.) Hoffmanns. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 422. 1840.
- Silene reflexa Moench, Methodus: 705. 1794.
- Silene rigidula L., Cent. Pl. II: 16. 1756.
- Silene rosella Jordan & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 7. 1866.
  - Silene gallica subvar. rosella (Jord. & Fourr.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Pl. 5(2): 99.. 1920.
- Silene rostrata Dufour, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 7: 244. 1860.
- Silene sabuletorum Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Silene sardoa Moris ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 813. 1832.
- Silene sciotica Otth in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 372. 1824.
- Silene semiglabra Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 7. 1866.
- Silene silvestris Schott ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 812.. 1832.
- Silene spatulata Larrañaga, Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 155. 1923.
- Silene suboccultata Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 5. 1866.
- Cucubalus sylvestris Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 28. 1779.
  - Silene sylvestris (Lam.) Gaterau, Desc. Pl. Montauban: 82. 1789.
  - Silene gallica var. sylvestris (Lam.) Asch., Fl. Prov. Brandenb. 1: 88.. 1860.
- Silene tergestina Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 6. 1866.
- Silene transtagana Cout., Notas Fl. Portugal 5: 7. 1921.
- Silene tridentata Ramond ex DC., in Lamarck & DC., Fl. Franc., ed. 3. 4: 758.
- Silene undulatifolia Hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1850(Adv. Bot.): 7. 1851.
- Cucubalus variegatus Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 28. 1779.
- Silene vernalis Poepp. ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 97. 1869.
- Lychnis vulnerata Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 309. 1771.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Finland (casual), Great Britain, Ireland (introduced)
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic, Slovakia), Germany (introduced), Hungary, Netherlands, Poland (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia (Sicilia, Malta), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia).
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States (Latvia; casual), Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria, Sao Jorge, Sao Miguel, Terceira; introduced), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote; doubtfully native), Cape Verde (Santiago, Santo Antão, São Nicolau), Madeira (Desertas, Madeira, Porto Santo), Selvagens
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia (introduced).
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (introduced).
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St. Helena (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Gruziya).
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India (Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan, West Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh).
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia (introduced).
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South (main island, Stewart island) (introduced).
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands; introduced)
Continental: Northern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northwest, Mexican Pacific Islands.
Continental: Southern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bermuda, Haiti, Jamaica.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Juan Fernández Islands, Uruguay.

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

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 417. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Silene gallica. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 14. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Silene gallica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene gallica. Published online. Accessed: Sep 14 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Silene gallica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silene gallica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Silene gallica. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 12 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Französisches Leimkraut
English: small-flowered catchfly, common catchfly
suomi: Ranskankohokki
français: Silène de France
Nederlands: franse silene
polski: Lepnica francuska

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