Silene occidentalis

Silene occidentalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Behenantha
Sectio: S. sect. Physolychnis
Species: Silene occidentalis

Name

Silene occidentalis S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 343 (1875).

Synonyms

• Silene occidentalis subsp. longistipitata C. L. Hitchc. & Maguire

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S. 1875. Revision of the genus Ceanothus, and descriptions of new plants, with a synopsis of the western species of Silene. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 333–350. BHL Reference page. : 343.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Silene occidentalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Silene occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: Sep 16 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Silene occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Western campion, Western catchfly

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