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 alpinus(Lam.) Gușul.
- Behen angustifoliusSchott ex Steud.
- Behen antelopumE.H.L.Krause
- Behen fabariusLink
- Behen glareosusFourr.
- Behen oleraceumE.H.L.Krause
- Behen puberulusFourr.
- Behen trachiatusFourr.
- Behen vesicarium(Schrad. ex Boreau) E.H.L.Krause
- Behen vesicariusFourr.
- Behen vulgarisMoench
- Behenantha behen(L.) Ikonn.
- Behenantha glaucescensSchur
- Behenantha inflataSchur
- Behenantha saponariifoliaSchur
- Cucubalus alpinusLam.
- Cucubalus angustissimusNocca & Balb.
- Cucubalus antelopumVest
- Cucubalus behenL.
- Cucubalus inflatusSalisb.
- Cucubalus latifoliusMill.
- Cucubalus littoralisVis.
- Cucubalus marginatusSchult.
- Cucubalus montanusVest
- Cucubalus personiiSpreng. ex Steud.
- Cucubalus rotundifoliusSteud.
- Cucubalus saponariifoliusMoench ex Steud.
- Cucubalus scaberFisch. ex Regel
- Cucubalus venosusGilib.
- Cucubalus viridisLam.
- Elisanthe zawadskii(Herbich) Fuss
- Oberna behen(L.) Ikonn.
- Oberna littoralis(Rupr.) Ikonn.
- Oberna wallichiana(Klotzsch) Ikonn.
- Silene behen var. cucubalus(Wibel) Kuntze
- Silene cucubalusWibel
- Silene inflataSm.
- Silene inflata var. littoralisRupr.
- Silene inflata var. pubescensDC.
- Silene inflata var. vulgarisTurcz.
- Silene latifolia(Mill.) Britten & Rendle
- Silene latifolia var. pubescens(DC.) Farw.
- Silene saponariifoliaSchott ex Rchb.
- Silene venosaAsch.
- Silene vulgaris f. latifolia(Mill.) C.Vaczy
- Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Silene vulgaris var. littoralisJalas
- Silene wallichianaKlotzsch
- Silene zawadskiihort. ex Fenzl
- Viscago behenHornem.
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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