Genus Silene L.


Summary
Genus number:
11156
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Common name(s):

campion, catchfly
Accession count:

166 (66  active, 14  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Lychnis L., nom. rej.


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s) Possible synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Burleigh, J. G. & T. P. Holtsford. 2003. Molecular systematics of the eastern North American Silene (Caryophyllaceae): evidence from nuclear ITS and chloroplast trnL intron sequences. Rhodora 105:76-90.
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/taxonomygenus?id=11156. Accessed 11 May 2026.