Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet

First published in Willdenowia 12: 189 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Siberia and N. Caucasus. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sicilia

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Japan, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Charkevicz, S.S. (ed.) (1996). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 8: 1-382. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1-301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wright, R.A.S. & al. (2023). Noteworthy collections: Maryland and Virginia. Castanea 88: 61-78.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 2, 2021 Burns, E; Wheeler, J; Mestre E.; Wu Z. [EB10] United Kingdom K001291843 No
Ruhsam, M. [DMR239] United Kingdom K001768048 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Italy Lychnis flos-cuculi K000723424 Lectotype Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Italy Lychnis flos-cuculi K000723425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Alonso, E.; de Paz, E. [2485] Spain Lychnis flos-cuculi K001611660 Yes
Giles, J.J. [24] United Kingdom Lychnis flos-cuculi K001419097 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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