Taxon:  Silene suecica (Lodd. et al.) Greuter & Burdet



Summary
Genus:
Silene
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Nomen number:
446544
Place of publication:
Willdenowia 12:190.  1982
Verified:
05/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lychnis suecica Lodd. et al.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lychnis alpina L.
Viscaria alpina (L.) G. Don

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Frajman, B. et al. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Atocion and Viscaria (Sileneae, Caryophyllaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 173:204. Note: = Viscaria alpina (L.) G. Don
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishalpine-pink  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishlychnide alpine  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishfjällnejlika  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKarelia Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKomi Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationLeningradskaja oblast' Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationNeneckij avtonomnyj okrug Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e. & s.w.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland   
Native
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Karelia, Komi, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Leningradskaja oblast', Murmansk]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (n.)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (s.e. & s.w.)
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories], Greenland
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Newfoundland and Labrador]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Lychnis alpina L.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=446544. Accessed 17 April 2026.