Silene nutans

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Species: Silene nutans
Subspecies: S. n. subsp. dubia – S. n. subsp. insubrica – S. n. subsp. nutans – S. n. subsp. smithiana

Silene nutans L., Sp. Pl.: 417 (1753).

Homotypic
- Otites nutans (L.) Opiz, Seznam: 71 (1852).
- Oncerum nutans (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 256 (1867).
- Viscago nutans (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 344 (1868).
- Silene nutans var. vulgaris Moss, Cambr. Brit. Fl. 3: 79 (1920), nom. inval.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (in error), Italy, Romania, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York (introduced).

Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene nutans. Accessed: 7 Nov 2025.Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Silene nutans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene nutans. Published online. Accessed: Sep 16 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Silene nutans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2019. Reference page.