Silene saxifraga

Taxonavigation

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

Silene saxifraga L., Sp. Pl.: 421 (1753).

Lectotype (Talavera & Muñoz Garmendia 1989: 443): [France] "prope Massiliam in montibus", Herb. Burser XI: 128 (UPS).

Homotypic
- Lychnis saxifraga (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 308 (1771).
- Cucubalus saxifragus (L.) Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 29 (1779).
- Petrosilene saxifragum (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 344 (1868).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Germany (introduced), Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Talavera, S. & Muñoz Garmendia, J.F. 1989. Sinopsis del género Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae) en la Península Ibérica y Baleares. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 45(2): 407–460. PDF Reference page.

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