Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Caryophyllaceae > Genus Silene

Silene cretica L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Silene*	L.	accepted genus name
*Behen*	Moench	synonym
*Coronaria*	Schaeff.	synonym
*Cucubalus*	L.	synonym
*Elisanthe*	Rchb.	synonym
*Eudiantha*	(Rchb.) Rchb.	synonym
*Eudianthe*	(Rchb.) Rchb.	synonym
*Gastrolychnis*	(Fenzl) Rchb. f.	synonym
*Heliosperma*	Rchb.	synonym
*Lychnis*	L.	synonym
*Melandrium*	Röhl.	synonym
*Oberna*	(Adans.) Belli	synonym
*Otites*	(Adans.) Belli	synonym
*Pleconax*	Raf.	synonym
*Polyschemone*	Schott	synonym
*Schischkiniella*	Steenis	synonym
*Silene baccifera*	(L.) Roth	synonym
*Steris*	(Adans.) Belli	synonym
*Viscago*	Zinn	synonym
*Viscaria*	Röhl.	synonym
*Wahlbergella*	Fr.	synonym

Species group names

*Silene clandestina*	Jacq.	synonym
*Silene cretica subsp. annulata*	(Thore) Hayek	synonym
*Silene cretica subsp. cretica*	L.	synonym
*Silene parviflora*	Moench	synonym; nom. illeg.
*Silene tenuiflora*	Guss.	synonym
*Silene annulata*	Thore	partial synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bulgarian: Критско плюскавиче

Literature

nomenclatural reference	L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

Genbank

Citation

Marhold, K. (2011): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Silene cretica L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=E35D798A-969A-484C-B606-08A0CE1A1860