Taxon:  Silene alba (Mill.) E. H. L. Krause



Summary
Genus:
Silene
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Nomen number:
50064
Place of publication:
J. Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. ed. 2, 5:98.  1901 (non Muhlenb. ex Britton 1893)
Comment:
an illegitimate later homonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
Verified:
05/27/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
  2. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
  3. Chowdhuri, P. K. 1957. Studies in the genus Silene. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22:225.
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  5. Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Greuter, W. & H. Burdet. 1982. Caryophyllaceae. In: W. Greuter & T. Raus (eds.), Med-Checklist notulae, 6. Willdenowia 12:189. Note: = Silene latifolia subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
  10. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Silene latifolia subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
  11. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  12. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1979. Atlas florae europaeae. 3, 2:1132.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  14. McNeill, J. & H. C. Prentice. 1981. Silene pratensis (Rafn) Godron and Gren., the correct name for the white campion or white cockle (Silene alba (Miller) E.H.L. Krause, nom. illeg.). Taxon 30:27-32. Note: = Silene pratensis (Rafn) Godron & Gren.
  15. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  16. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  17. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  18. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: mentions
  19. Willis, J. H. 1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
Common names
Distribution

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=50064. Accessed 12 May 2026.