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Taxon:  Silene alba (Mill.) E. H. L. Krause



Summary
Genus:
Silene
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Nomen number:
50064
Place of publication:
J. Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. ed. 2, 5:98. 1901 (non Muhlenb. ex Britton 1893)
Comment:
an illegitimate later homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
Verified:
05/27/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Cabrera, A. L., ed. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. 1965-1970
  2. Chowdhuri, P. K. 1957. Studies in the genus Silene. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22:225.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  4. Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist. 1981
  5. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  6. Greuter, W. & H. Burdet. 1982. Caryophyllaceae. In: W. Greuter & T. Raus (eds.), Med-Checklist notulae, 6. Willdenowia 12:189.
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
  9. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1979. Atlas florae europaeae. 1972- 3, 2:1132.
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  11. McNeill, J. & H. C. Prentice. 1981. Silene pratensis (Rafn) Godron and Gren., the correct name for the white campion or white cockle (Silene alba (Miller) E.H.L. Krause, nom. illeg.). Taxon 30:29.
  12. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  13. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  15. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
  16. Willis, J. H. A handbook to plants in Victoria. 1970-1972
Common names
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=50064. Accessed 21 July 2025.


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