Silene vulgaris
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
- Species
- Silene vulgaris
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1869
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Silene vulgaris. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
50 synonyms in this snapshot
- Behen alpinusName author: (Lam.) Gușul.
- Behen angustifoliusName author: Schott ex Steud.
- Behen antelopumName author: E.H.L.Krause
- Behen fabariusName author: Link
- Behen glareosusName author: Fourr.
- Behen oleraceumName author: E.H.L.Krause
- Behen puberulusName author: Fourr.
- Behen trachiatusName author: Fourr.
- Behen vesicariumName author: (Schrad. ex Boreau) E.H.L.Krause
- Behen vesicariusName author: Fourr.
- Behen vulgarisName author: Moench
- Behenantha behenName author: (L.) Ikonn.
- Behenantha glaucescensName author: Schur
- Behenantha inflataName author: Schur
- Behenantha saponariifoliaName author: Schur
- Cucubalus alpinusName author: Lam.
- Cucubalus angustissimusName author: Nocca & Balb.
- Cucubalus antelopumName author: Vest
- Cucubalus behenName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cucubalus inflatusName author: Salisb.
- Cucubalus latifoliusName author: Mill.
- Cucubalus littoralisName author: Vis.
- Cucubalus marginatusName author: Schult.
- Cucubalus montanusName author: Vest
- Cucubalus personiiName author: Spreng. ex Steud.
- Cucubalus rotundifoliusName author: Steud.
- Cucubalus saponariifoliusName author: Moench ex Steud.
- Cucubalus scaberName author: Fisch. ex Regel
- Cucubalus venosusName author: Gilib.
- Cucubalus viridisName author: Lam.
- Elisanthe zawadskiiName author: (Herbich) Fuss
- Oberna behenName author: (L.) Ikonn.
- Oberna littoralisName author: (Rupr.) Ikonn.
- Oberna wallichianaName author: (Klotzsch) Ikonn.
- Silene behen var. cucubalusName author: (Wibel) Kuntze
- Silene cucubalusName author: Wibel
- Silene inflataName author: Sm.
- Silene inflata var. littoralisName author: Rupr.
- Silene inflata var. pubescensName author: DC.
- Silene inflata var. vulgarisName author: Turcz.
- Silene latifoliaName author: (Mill.) Britten & Rendle
- Silene latifolia var. pubescensName author: (DC.) Farw.
- Silene saponariifoliaName author: Schott ex Rchb.
- Silene venosaName author: Asch.
- Silene vulgaris f. latifoliaName author: (Mill.) C.Vaczy
- Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgarisName author: Not supplied
- Silene vulgaris var. littoralisName author: Jalas
- Silene wallichianaName author: Klotzsch
- Silene zawadskiiName author: hort. ex Fenzl
- Viscago behenName author: Hornem.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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