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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Silene

Hierarchical position of the Genus Silene

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Caryophyllanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Caryophyllales Perleb pub. 1826       Subordo  Caryophyllineae Bessey in C.K. Adams pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 461. 15 Nov 1895.       Familia  Caryophyllaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 299. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Pinks       Subfamilia  Silenoideae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 807, 1094, 1117. Jun 1835.       Tribus  Sileneae DC. pub. Prodr. 1: 351. mid Jan 1824.       Subtribus  Sileninae (DC.) Kitt. in A. Rich. pub. Nouv. El�m. Bot., ed. 3, Germ. transl.: 910. 1840.       Genus  Silene L. pub. (1753) common name: catchfly

Named members of the Genus Silene

1	Species  acaulis (L.) Jacq.
	2    Subspecies  arctica A.& D. L�ve syn. Silene acaulis var. exscapa 3    Varietas  exscapa (All.) DC. common name: moss campion 4    Subspecies  subacaulescens (F.N. Williams) Hult�n syn. Silene acaulis var. subacaulescens 5    Varietas  subacaulescens (F.N. Williams) Fern. & St. John common name: moss campion
6	Species  alba (P. Mill.) Krause syn. Silene latifolia ssp. alba
7	Species  alexandri Hbd. common name: Kamalo Gulch catchfly
8	Species  andersonii Clokey syn. Silene verecunda ssp. andersonii
9	Species  anglica L. syn. Silene gallica
10	Species  antirrhina L.
	11    Varietas  confinis Fern. syn. Silene antirrhina 12    Varietas  depauperata Rydb. syn. Silene antirrhina 13    Varietas  divaricata B.L. Robins. syn. Silene antirrhina 14    Varietas  laevigata Engelm. & Gray syn. Silene antirrhina 15    Varietas  subglaber Engelm. & Gray syn. Silene antirrhina 16    Varietas  vaccarifolia Rydb. syn. Silene antirrhina
17	Species  aperta Greene common name: naked catchfly
18	Species  armeria L. common name: Sweet William silene, Sweet William catchfly
19	Species  attenuata (Farr) Bocquet syn. Silene uralensis ssp. attenuata
20	Species  baldwinii Nutt. syn. Silene polypetala
21	Species  bernardina S. Wats.
	22    Subspecies  bernardina common name: Palmer's catchfly 23    Subspecies  maguirei Bocquet common name: Palmer's catchfly, Palmer's catchfly   24    Varietas  rigidula (B.L. Robins.) Tiehm common name: Palmer's catchfly, Palmer's catchfly 25    Varietas  sierrae (C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire) Bocquet common name: Palmer's catchfly, Palmer's catchfly
26	Species  bridgesii Rohrb. common name: Bridges' catchfly
27	Species  californica Dur. common name: Indian pink
28	Species  campanulata S. Wats.
	29    Subspecies  campanulata common name: Red Mountain catchfly 30    Subspecies  glandulosa C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Red Mountain catchfly 31    Subspecies  greenei (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Greene's catchfly 32    Varietas  greenei S. Wats. syn. Silene campanulata ssp. greenei 33    Varietas  orbiculata B.L. Robins. syn. Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa
34	Species  caroliniana Walt.
	35    Subspecies  caroliniana common name: sticky catchfly 36    Subspecies  pensylvanica (Michx.) Clausen common name: Pennsylvania catchfly 37    Varietas  pensylvanica (Michx.) Fern. syn. Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica 38    Subspecies  wherryi (Small) Clausen common name: Wherry's catchfly 39    Varietas  wherryi (Small) Fern. syn. Silene caroliniana ssp. wherryi
40	Species  chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh. common name: yellowgreen catchfly
41	Species  clokeyi C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Clokey's catchfly
42	Species  coeli-rosa (L.) Godr. common name: rose silene
43	Species  conica L. common name: striped corn catchfly
44	Species  conoidea L. common name: weed silene
45	Species  coronaria (L.) Clairville syn. Lychnis coronaria
46	Species  cryptopetala Hbd. common name: Haleakala catchfly
47	Species  csereii Baumg. common name: Balkan catchfly
48	Species  cucubalus Wibel syn. Silene vulgaris
49	Species  degeneri Sherff common name: Koolau Gap catchfly
50	Species  dichotoma Ehrh. common name: dichotoma silene
51	Species  dioica (L.) Clairville common name: red catchfly
52	Species  dorrii Kellogg syn. Silene menziesii ssp. dorrii
53	Species  douglasii Hook.
	54    Varietas  douglasii common name: seabluff catchfly 55    Varietas  macounii (S. Wats.) B.L. Robins. syn. Silene parryi 56    Varietas  monantha (S. Wats.) B.L. Robins. syn. Silene douglasii var. douglasii 57    Varietas  oraria (M.E. Peck) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: seabluff catchfly 58    Varietas  rupinae S.R. Kephart & K.B. Sturgeon common name: seabluff catchfly 59    Varietas  villosa C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire syn. Silene douglasii var. douglasii
60	Species  drummondii Hook.
	61    Varietas  drummondii common name: Drummond's campion 62    Varietas  kruckebergii Bocquet common name: Kruckeberg's campion 63    Varietas  striata (Rydb.) Bocquet common name: Drummond's campion
64	Species  flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi
65	Species  furcata Raf. syn. Silene involucrata ssp. involucrata
66	Species  gallica L. common name: common catchfly
67	Species  grandis Eastw. syn. Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri var. scouleri
68	Species  grayi S. Wats. common name: Maui catchfly
69	Species  hallii S. Wats. syn. Silene scouleri ssp. hallii
70	Species  hawaiiensis Sherff
	71    Varietas  kaupoana (O. Deg. & Sherff) O. Deg. & Sherff syn. Silene struthioloides
72	Species  hitchguirei Bocquet syn. Silene uralensis ssp. montana
73	Species  hookeri Nutt.
	74    Subspecies  bolanderi (Gray) Abrams common name: Bolander's silene 75    Subspecies  hookeri common name: Hooker's silene 76    Subspecies  pulverulenta (M.E. Peck) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Hooker's silene
77	Species  inflata Sm. syn. Silene vulgaris
78	Species  ingramii Tidestrom & Dayton syn. Silene hookeri ssp. hookeri
79	Species  insectivora Henderson syn. Silene nuda ssp. insectivora
80	Species  invisa C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: red fir catchfly
81	Species  involucrata (Cham. & Schlecht.) Bocquet
	82    Subspecies  elatior (Regel) Bocquet common name: arctic catchfly 83    Subspecies  involucrata common name: arctic catchfly 84    Subspecies  tenella (Tolm.) Bocquet syn. Silene tayloriae
85	Species  italica Pers.
	86    Subspecies  nemoralis (Waldst. & Kit.) Nyman common name: Italian catchfly
87	Species  kingii (S. Wats.) Bocquet common name: King's campion
88	Species  laciniata Cav. common name: Mexican campion, Indian pink
	89    Subspecies  greggii (Gray) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: cardinal catchfly 90    Varietas  greggii (Gray) S. Wats. syn. Silene laciniata ssp. greggii 91    Subspecies  major C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: cardinal catchfly, cardinal catchfly   92    Varietas  angustifolia C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: cardinal catchfly, cardinal catchfly 93    Varietas  latifolia C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: cardinal catchfly, cardinal catchfly
94	Species  lanceolata Gray
	95    Varietas  angustifolia Hbd. syn. Silene lanceolata 96    Varietas  forbesii Sherff syn. Silene lanceolata 97    Varietas  hillebrandii Sherff syn. Silene lanceolata
98	Species  latifolia Poir.
	99    Subspecies  alba (P. Mill.) Greuter & Burdet common name: bladder campion
100	Species  lemmonii S. Wats. common name: Lemmon's catchfly
101	Species  lyallii S. Wats. syn. Silene douglasii var. douglasii
102	Species  macounii S. Wats. syn. Silene parryi
103	Species  macrosperma (Porsild) Hult�n common name: largefruit catchfly
104	Species  marmorensis Kruckeberg common name: Marble Mountain catchfly
105	Species  menziesii Hook.
	106    Subspecies  dorrii (Kellogg) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Menzies' campion 107    Subspecies  menziesii common name: Menzies' campion, Menzies' campion   108    Varietas  menziesii common name: Menzies' campion, Menzies' campion 109    Varietas  viscosa (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Menzies' campion, Menzies' campion 110    Subspecies  williamsii (Britt.) Hult�n common name: Menzies' campion 111    Varietas  williamsii (Britt.) Boivin syn. Silene menziesii ssp. williamsii
112	Species  montana S. Wats.
	113    Subspecies  bernardina (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire syn. Silene bernardina ssp. bernardina 114    Varietas  rigidula B.L. Robins. syn. Silene bernardina ssp. maguirei var. rigidula 115    Varietas  sierrae C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire syn. Silene bernardina ssp. maguirei var. sierrae 116    Varietas  viscida Henderson syn. Silene uralensis ssp. montana
117	Species  multinervia S. Wats. common name: manynerve catchfly
118	Species  nachlingerae Tiehm common name: Nevada catchfly
119	Species  nivea (Nutt.) Muhl. ex Otth common name: evening campion
120	Species  noctiflora L. common name: night flowering silene, night flowering catchfly
121	Species  nuda (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire
	122    Subspecies  insectivora (Henderson) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: carnivorous silene 123    Subspecies  nuda common name: western fringed catchfly
124	Species  nutans L. common name: Eurasian catchfly
125	Species  obovata Porsild syn. Silene menziesii ssp. menziesii var. menziesii
126	Species  occidentalis S. Wats.
	127    Subspecies  longistipitata C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: western catchfly 128    Varietas  nancta Jepson syn. Silene verecunda ssp. platyota var. platyota 129    Subspecies  occidentalis common name: western catchfly
130	Species  oraria M.E. Peck syn. Silene douglasii var. oraria
131	Species  oregana S. Wats. common name: Oregon silene
132	Species  ovata Pursh common name: Blue Ridge catchfly
133	Species  pacifica Eastw. syn. Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri var. pacifica
134	Species  parishii S. Wats.
	135    Varietas  latifolia C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Parish's catchfly 136    Varietas  parishii common name: Parish's catchfly 137    Varietas  viscida C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Parish's catchfly
138	Species  parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Parry's silene
139	Species  pectinata S. Wats. syn. Silene nuda ssp. nuda
140	Species  pendula L. common name: nodding catchfly
141	Species  pensylvanica Michx. syn. Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica
142	Species  perlmanii W.L. Wagner, Herbst & Sohmer common name: cliffface catchfly
143	Species  petersonii Maguire
	144    Varietas  minor C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: plateau catchfly 145    Varietas  petersonii common name: plateau catchfly
146	Species  plankii C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Plank's catchfly
147	Species  platyota S. Wats. syn. Silene verecunda ssp. platyota var. platyota
148	Species  polypetala (Walt.) Fern. & Schub. common name: eastern fringed catchfly
149	Species  pratensis (Rafn) Godr. & Gren. syn. Silene latifolia ssp. alba
150	Species  pseudatocion Desf.
151	Species  pulverulenta M.E. Peck syn. Silene hookeri ssp. pulverulenta
152	Species  pumilio (L.) Wulfen syn. Saponaria pumilio
153	Species  purpurata Greene syn. Silene repens ssp. purpurata
154	Species  rectiramea B.L. Robins. common name: Grand Canyon campion
155	Species  regia Sims common name: royal catchfly
156	Species  repens Patrin ex Pers.
	157    Subspecies  australis C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: pink campion 158    Varietas  australis (C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Silene repens ssp. australis 159    Varietas  costata (Williams) Boivin syn. Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri var. scouleri 160    Subspecies  purpurata (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: pink campion
161	Species  rotundifolia Nutt. common name: roundleaf catchfly
162	Species  sargentii S. Wats. common name: Sargent's catchfly
163	Species  scaposa B.L. Robins.
	164    Varietas  lobata C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: Lost River silene 165    Varietas  scaposa common name: Blue Mountain catchfly
166	Species  scouleri Hook.
	167    Subspecies  grandis (Eastw.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire syn. Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri var. scouleri 168    Subspecies  hallii (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: simple campion 169    Varietas  macounii (S. Wats.) Boivin syn. Silene parryi 170    Subspecies  pringlei (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion   171    Varietas  concolor (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion 172    Varietas  eglandulosa C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion 173    Varietas  grisea C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion 174    Varietas  leptophylla C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion 175    Varietas  pringlei (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire ex Kar common name: simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion, simple campion 176    Subspecies  scouleri common name: simple campion, simple campion   177    Varietas  pacifica (Eastw.) C.L. Hitchc. common name: simple campion, simple campion 178    Varietas  scouleri common name: simple campion, simple campion
179	Species  seelyi Morton & J.W. Thompson common name: Seely's catchfly
180	Species  shockleyi S. Wats. syn. Silene bernardina ssp. bernardina
181	Species  soczaviana (Schischkin) Bocquet common name: boreal catchfly
182	Species  sorensenis (Boivin) Bocquet common name: Sorensen's catchfly
183	Species  spaldingii S. Wats. common name: Spalding's silene
184	Species  stellata (L.) Ait. f.
	185    Varietas  scabrella Palmer & Steyermark syn. Silene stellata
186	Species  struthioloides Gray common name: alpine catchfly
187	Species  subciliata B.L. Robins. common name: Louisiana catchfly
188	Species  suksdorfii B.L. Robins. common name: Suksdorf's silene
189	Species  taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet common name: Taimyr catchfly
190	Species  tayloriae (B.L. Robins.) Hult�n common name: Peel River catchfly
191	Species  tetonensis A. Nels. syn. Silene parryi
192	Species  thurberi S. Wats. common name: woolly catchfly
193	Species  uralensis (Rupr.) Bocquet
	194    Subspecies  apetala (L.) Bocquet syn. Silene uralensis ssp. uralensis 195    Subspecies  attenuata (Farr) McNeill common name: apetalous catchfly 196    Subspecies  montana (S. Wats.) McNeill common name: apetalous catchfly 197    Subspecies  ogilviensis (Porsild) Brunton common name: apetalous catchfly 198    Subspecies  porsildii Bocquet syn. Silene macrosperma 199    Subspecies  uralensis common name: apetalous catchfly
200	Species  verecunda S. Wats.
	201    Subspecies  andersonii (Clokey) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: San Francisco campion 202    Subspecies  platyota (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: San Francisco campion, San Francisco campion   203    Varietas  eglandulosa C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire common name: San Francisco campion, San Francisco campion 204    Varietas  platyota (S. Wats.) Jepson common name: San Francisco campion, San Francisco campion 205    Subspecies  verecunda common name: San Francisco campion
206	Species  virginica L. common name: fire-pink catchfly
	207    Varietas  hallensis A.L. & M.C. Pickens syn. Silene virginica var. virginica 208    Varietas  robusta Strausbaugh & Core common name: fire pink 209    Varietas  virginica common name: fire pink
210	Species  viscaria (L.) Jessen syn. Lychnis viscaria
211	Species  vulgaris (Moench) Garcke common name: maidenstears
212	Species  wahlbergella Chowdhuri
	213    Subspecies  arctica (Fries) Hult�n syn. Silene uralensis ssp. uralensis 214    Subspecies  attenuata (Farr) Hult�n syn. Silene uralensis ssp. attenuata 215    Subspecies  montana (S. Wats.) Hult�n syn. Silene uralensis ssp. montana
216	Species  watsonii B.L. Robins. syn. Silene sargentii
217	Species  wherryi Small syn. Silene caroliniana ssp. wherryi
218	Species  williamsii Britt. syn. Silene menziesii ssp. williamsii
219	Species  wrightii Gray common name: Wright's catchfly
220	Species  x hampeana Meusel & K. Werner
221	Species  x intermedia (Schur) Philip nom. illeg., non (Lange) syn. Silene �hampeana

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.