Caryophyllaceae
Silene

Silene argentea Ledeb.

First published in Fl. Ross. 1: 311 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to NW. & W. Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2320] Iran Silene pruinosa K000728492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Montbret, G.C.de. [s.n.] Silene pruinosa K000728500 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Armenia Silene pruinosa K000728498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [480] Silene pruinosa K000728497 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [458] Turkey Silene pruinosa K000728499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [472] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Montbret, G.C.de. [2097] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bornmuller, J.F.N. [1715] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von. [s.n.] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728487 Unknown Type Material Yes
Montbret, G.C.de. [s.n.] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von. [s.n.] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von. [s.n.] Turkey Silene cappadocica K000728484 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0