Silene colorata

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
Species:
Subspecies: S. c. subsp. amphorina – S. c. subsp. benoistii – S. c. subsp. colorata – S. c. subsp. morisiana – S. c. subsp. oliveriana – S. c. subsp. trichocalycina

Name

Silene colorata Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 163 (1789).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Silene sericea subsp. colorata (Poir.) F.N.Williams, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 71 (1896).

Homonyms

Silene colorata Frivald. = Silene frivaldszkyana Hampe
Silene colorata Hort. ex Fenzl = Silene gallica L.
Silene colorata Schousb. ex Hornem. = Silene obtusifolia Willd.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Poiret, J.L.M. 1789. Voyage en Barbarie, ou lettres écrites de l'ancienne Numidie pendant les années 1785 & 1786, sur la religion, les coutumes & les moeurs des Maures & des Arabes-Bédouins: avec un essai sur l'histoire naturelle de ce pays. Vol. 2. 315 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Silene colorata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Silene colorata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jul 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Silene colorata. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jul 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene colorata. Accessed: 21 Jul 2025.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene colorata in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 21.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Farbiges Leimkraut
English: Cloven-petalled campion
eesti: Värv-põisrohi
suomi: Kirjokohokki
Türkçe: Kum nakılı