Category: Silene

Silene bungei Bocquet, Candollea 22: 15 (1967) (syn: Gastrolychnis tristis (Bunge) Czerep.; Gastrolychnis uniflora (Ledeb.) Tzvelev; Lychnis tristis Bunge; Lychnis uniflora Ledeb.; Melandrium preslii Czerw. & Warsz.; Melandrium triste (Bunge) Fenzl; Wahlbergella tristis (Bunge) Freyn); . Central Asia to Siberia and W. Himalaya: Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang as per POWO; . Silene bungei […]

Silene kumaonensis F. N. Williams, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 43 1896. ; . W. Central & Central Himalaya: Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; Perennial herbs, subscandent, about 30-80 cm tall. Stem erect, simple or branched, pubescent, rootstock slender, stout. Leaves simple, opposite, radical leaves, lanceolate, about 1.5-3.5 x 0.5-1.5 cm across, margins slightly undulate, […]

Silene holosteifolia G. Bocquet & A. O. Chater, Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal 2: 55 1979.; . Nepal as per POWO; .. Silene indica var. edgeworthii (Bocquet) Y.J.Nasir: 3 very high resolution images. Location: Godawari, Lalitpur Date: 11 March 2021 Altitude: 2500m. Habitat : Wild Dry sp. I think maybe Silene nepalensis Majumdar as per FoC illustration Leaves look quite thin. […]

Silene gallica L., Sp. Pl. 417 1753. (syn: Corone agrestina Fourr.; Corone gallica (L.) Fourr.; Corone quinquevulnera (L.) Hoffmgg. ex Steud.; Cucubalus sylvestris Lam.; Cucubalus variegatus Lam.; Lychnis vulnerata Scop.; Oncerum gallicum (L.) Dulac; Silene agrestina (Fourr.) Jordan & Fourr.; Silene agricola E. H. L. Krause; Silene anglica L.; Silene arvensis Salisb.; Silene bohemica Jordan & […]

Silene nepalensis Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 649 1963. (syn: Lychnis multicaulis Wall.; Melandrium brachypetalum var. tibetanum Rohrb.; Melandrium multicaule (Wall.) Walp.); . N. Pakistan to Qinghai and China (Sichuan, Yunnan) as per POWO; .  China (Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet, Bhutan, Chumbi, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), India (Himachal Pradesh), Nepal as per Catalogue […]

Silene thomsonii Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 650 1964. as per efi thread; . SK810 17 OCT-2017:ID : 11 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Location:  Kharidhunga, Sindhupalchok, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 8700 ft. My first Frtillaria but need correct ID ! Pl. check comparative images at /species/a—l/c/caryophyllaceae/silene Silene indica (Roxb.) […]

Silene moorcroftiana Wall. ex Benth., Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 79 1834. (syn: Silene gyirongensis L.H. Zhou; Silene persica subsp. moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Benth.) Chowdhuri); Common name: Moorcroft Campion W-Tibet, Afghanistan, Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh, Zanskar, Kashmir), India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan (Kurram, Chitral, Swat, Hazara), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor, Gilgit, Baltistan), Nepal as per Catalogue […]

Silene coeli-rosa (L.) Godr., Fl. France 1: 221 1847. (Syn: Agrostemma coeli-rosea L.; Coronaria coeli-rosa (L.) Fr. ex Heynh.; Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Endl.; Eudianthe oculata A.Braun; Lychnidia coeli-rosa (L.) Pomel; Lychnis coeli-rosa (L.) Desr.; Pontinia coeli-rosa (L.) Fr.; unresolved names ……………);        Caryophyllaceae Week: Silene coeli-rosa from Kashmir: Silene coeli-rosa (L.) Godr., J. […]

Silene falconeriana Benth. in Royle, Ill. Himal. Mts. Cashm. 79. t. 20. 1834. Rohrb., Monogr. der Gatt. Silene 202. 1868; Edgew. & Hook. f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 220. 1874; E. Nasir in Biologia 5: 66: 1959; Stewart; Ann. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pak. & Kashm. 252. 1972. ;   Falconer’s Campion ;   […]

Silene caespitella F.N. Williams, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(268): 403 403 1909. (Syn: Melandrium neocaespitosum Y.W. Cui; Melandrium xainzaense L.H. Zhou; Silene maheshwarii Bocquet); .   VOF Week: Silene sp-1: along “Vasundhara falls- Mana Route”: Seen this Silene sp. (Family: Caryophyllaceae) en-route Vasundhara falls. Date/Time: 11-08-2012 / 09:30AM. Habitat: Wild Plant habit: Herb. I think […]

Silene gangotriana Pusalkar, D.K.Singh & Lakshmin., Kew Bull. 59: 621 2004 publ. 2005.;   Gangotri Campion ;     VOF Week: Silene gangotriana ???? en-route Vasundhara falls: This is bit interesting Silene sp. I had found this growing on the boulder. Stem hairy, leaf margin wavy and densely hairy.I think this one is Silene gangotriana […]

Silene himalayensis (Rohrb.) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 648 648 1963. (Syn: Lychnis apetala var. pallida Edgew. & Hook. f.; Lychnis himalayensis (Rohrb.) Edgew. & Hook. f.; Lychnis macrorhiza Royle ex Benth.; Melandrium apertum Pax & K. Hoffm.; Melandrium apetalum var. himalayense Rohrb.; Melandrium himalayense (Rohrb.) Y.Z. Zhao; Melandrium macrorhizum (Royle ex Benth.) Walp.; […]

Silene cashmeriana (Royle) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 649 649 1963. (Syn: Lychnis cashmeriana Royle; Melandrium cashmerianum (Royle) Walp.; Melandrium dingriense Y.W. Cui & P. Ke ex L.H. Zhou; Melandrium nyalamense L.H. Zhou);        Silene cashmeriana (Royle) Majumdar: Silene cashmeriana (Royle) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 649 649 , 1963 Syn: […]

Silene graminifolia Otth, Prodr. 1: 368 1824. (Syn: Silene jenisseensis var. viscifera Y.C. Chu; Silene pubistyla L.H. Zhou; Silene schischkinii Sobolevsk. [Illegitimate]; Silene sobolevskajae Czerep.; Silene tenuis Willd.);        Silene series 3 – Pangi al050911a: This one is from Pangi valley… Location PangiAltitude 3000 mtsHabit herbHabitat wild May be silene tenuis I think […]

Silene indica (Roxb.) Roxb. ex Otth, Prodr. 1: 368 368 1824. (Syn: Lychnis ciliata Wall.; Lychnis indica (Roxb. ex Otth) Benth.; Lychnis nutans Benth.; Melandrium indicum (W.W. Sm.) Walp.; Silene indica Roxb.); . Indian Campion; . Silene indica var. indica from near Budher caves in Chakrata: Silene indica Roxb. ex Otth, Prodr. 1: 368. 1824.. […]

Silene conoidea L., Sp. Pl. 418 1753. (Syn: Conosilene conica subsp. conoidea (L.) Á.Löve & Kjellq.; Conosilene conoidea Fourr.; Cucubalus conoideus Lam.);   Cone Campion, Large Sand Catchfly, Cone catchfly, Weed campion, Weed silene;  Images by Chitra Shanker (Id by D S Rawat), Nidhan Singh & Prashant Awale (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For […]

Silene indica var. edgeworthii (Bocquet) Y.J. Nasir Fl. Pakistan 175: 70, f. 10: I 70 1986., (Syn: Agrostemma fimbriatum Wall. ex G. Don; Lychnis fimbriata Wall.; Lychnis fimbriata (Wall. ex G. Don) Benth.; Lychnis indica var. fimbriata Edgew. & Hook. f.; Silene edgeworthii Bocquet); . Edgeworth’s Campion ; . Much more robust plant than var. indica with […]

    flora-Australia 8 : A herb `Silene.-F-Caryophyllaceae     Caryophyllaceae Week: 08122012GS1 Silene for ID from Kashmir: Please help in the ID of this species. Cultivated annual barely 25 cm tall with pink small flowers barely 5-8 mm broad. Photographed from Garden in Srinagar, Kashmir        

Silene baccifera (L.) Roth , Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 192 1788. (Syn: Cucubalus baccatus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.; Cucubalus baccifer L.; Cucubalus baccifer var. angustifolius L.H.Zhou; Cucubalus baccifer var. cavalerieri H.Lév.; Cucubalus baccifer var. japonicus Miq.; Cucubalus divaricatus Clairv.; Cucubalus horizontalis Moench; Cucubalus japonicus (Miq.) Vorosch.; Lychnanthos scandens C.C.Gmel. (Unresolved); Lychnanthos volubilis S.G.Gmel. (Unresolved); Lychnis baccifera (L.) Scop.; […]

Silene dioica (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse 146 1811. (Syn: Agrostemma sylvestris (Schkuhr) G.Don; Lychnis dioica L.; Lychnis rubra Patze, E.Mey. & Elkan; Lychnis sylvestris Schkuhr; Melandrium dioicum (L.) Coss. & Germ.; Melandrium dioicum subsp. rubrum D. Löve ….; Melandrium rubrum Garcke; ..; Melandrium sylvestre (Schkuhr) Röhl.; Saponaria dioica (L.) Moench …);   Red campion (Silene dioica, […]