Silene echinata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Silene echinata Otth in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 380 (1824).

Heterotypic
- Silene bergeri Schott ex Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 411 (1825).

Silene echinata Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 8 (1842), nom. illeg., vide Silene squamigera subsp. squamigera.
Silene echinata Kotschy ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 172 (1869), nom. inval., vide Silene crassipes Fenzl, Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 8 (1842).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

De Candolle, A.P. 1824. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 1: Sistens Thalamiflorarum ordines LIV. VI+746 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene echinata. Accessed: 2026 January 08.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene echinata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 08. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene echinata. Accessed: 08 January 2026.Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene echinata. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Silene echinata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.