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, Türkiye

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?
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [458] Türkiye Silene pruinosa K000728499 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Armenia Silene pruinosa K000728498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Montbret, G.C.de. [s.n.] Silene pruinosa K000728500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2320] Iran Silene pruinosa K000728492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [480] Silene pruinosa K000728497 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Olguin] [s.n.] Silene cappadocica K005012356 Yes
Balansa, B. [1044] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012357 Yes
Pavillon, H.D. [s.n.] Armenia Silene cappadocica K005012351 Yes
Manisadjan [866] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012370 Yes
Davis; Dodds; Cetik [18876] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012361 Yes
Calvert, H.H.; Zohrab, J. [s.n.] Armenia Silene cappadocica K005012348 Yes
Pavillon, H.D. [s.n.] Armenia Silene cappadocica K005012347 Yes
Davis [41425] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012359 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von. [s.n.] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [472] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourgeau, E. [52] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012363 Yes
Montbret, G.C.de. [2097] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bornmüller, J. [71] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012368 Yes
Sintenis, P. [4580] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012366 Yes
Bornmuller, J.F.N. [1715] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stainton; Henderson [5332] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012362 Yes
Pichler, T.; Barbey, W. [104] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012360 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von. [s.n.] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728484 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [866] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012369 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [71] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012367 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Jones, B.M.G. [1029] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012354 Yes
Brant, J.; Strangways, W.H.F. [s.n.] Silene cappadocica K005012355 Yes
Hagemann, I.; Binder, J.; Schwarz, W. [2455] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012358 Yes
Pavillon, H.D. [s.n.] Armenia Silene cappadocica K005012350 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Jones, B.M.G. [1306] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012353 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Jones, B.M.G.; Tobey, C. [1839] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012352 Yes
Sintenis, P. [s.n.] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012365 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von. [s.n.] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728487 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manisadjan [866] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012371 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Armenia Silene cappadocica K005012349 Yes
Montbret, G.C.de. [s.n.] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K000728483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zmarzty, S.; Atkins, S. [231] Türkiye Silene cappadocica K005012364 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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

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