Silene latifolia
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ffd30d2fc0972481859 |
| Scientific name | Silene latifolia |
| Authority | Poir. |
| First published in | Voy. Barbarie 2: 165 (1789) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Ornamental plantings of Silene latifolia are established in horticulture and botanical gardens. There is no documented edible or beverage use for this species.
Industrial and craft applications:
No industrial or craft uses are documented for this taxon.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No documented use as a food or beverage ingredient.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented use for dyes, inks, or tanning agents.
Wood and fiber:
No documented timber or fiber uses.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic applications.
Properties relevant to use:
No documented non-medicinal properties relevant to use.
Standards and regulation:
No species-specific standards or regulatory frameworks identified for this taxon.
Sustainability and sourcing:
No documented issues or practices related to sustainability or sourcing.
Scientific/model-organism use:
Silene latifolia is used as a model organism in plant genetics, evolutionary biology, sex-chromosome research, and ecology. The species exhibitsdioecy and an XY sex-determination system, enabling comparative studies on sex-chromosome evolution and plant reproductive systems. The genome is available in public repositories such as NCBI Assembly (e.g., GCF_000469045.1), and curated genetic and genomic resources include the SILdb database and the Caryophyllaceae Genomics Portal (caryophyllaceae.org). These resources support ongoing genetic mapping, mutant analyses, and community-standard protocols.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Lychnis divaricata | Rchb. | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 4: 3 (1840) |
| Lychnis macrocarpa | Boiss. & Reut. | Diagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp. : 8 (1842) |
| Melandrium boissieri | Schischkin | Fl. Tifl. 5: 205 (1925) |
| Melandrium latifolium | (Poir.) Maire | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 211 (1936) |
| Silene macrocarpa | E.H.L.Krause | Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 99 (1901) |
| Lychnis pratensis | Spreng. | Danm. Holst. Fl. : 2 (1800) |
| Silene pratensis subsp. divaricata | (Rchb.) McNeill & H.C.Prent. | Taxon 30(1): 30 (1981):. |
| Lychnis loveae | B.Boivin | Naturaliste Canad. 93: 643 (1966) |
| Lychnis vespertina | Sibth. | Fl. Oxon. : 146 (1794) |
| Silene alba subsp. divaricata | (Rchb.) Walters | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 69(1): 48 1964 |
| Melandrium album | Garcke | Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland , ed. 4: 55 (1858) |
| Melandrium dioicum subsp. album | (Mill.) D.Löve | Bot. Not. 1944: 200 (1944) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | bladder campion |
| English | white campion |
| English | evening catchfly |
| Arabic | سيلينة عريضة الأوراق |
| Azerbaijani | buassiye tovlu qulağı |
| Belarusian | смалянка лугавая |
| Belarusian | шчалкушкі |
| Belarusian | светнік |
| Belarusian | панчошнік |
| Belarusian | смалянка |
| Bulgarian | бяло плюскавиче |
| Czech | knotovka bílá |
| Welsh | gludlys gwyn |
| Danish | aften-pragtstjerne |
| German | lychnis arvensis |
| German | lychnis divaricata |
| German | lychnis pratensis |
| German | lychnis vespertina |
| German | breitblättrige lichtnelke |
| German | lychnis alba |
| German | weisse lichtnelke |
| German | melandrium pratense |
| German | melandryum pratense |
| German | melandrium album |
| German | nacht-lichtnelke |
| German | weiße lichtnelke |
| German | weißes leimkraut |
| German | weiße nachtnelke |
| Esperanto | blanka sileno |
| Estonian | melandrium album |
| Estonian | valge pusurohi |
| Persian | سیلن چمنزار |
| Finnish | valkoailakki |
| Finnish | ilta-ailakki |
| French | compagnon blanc |
| frr | puutjepaapen |
| frr | puutjepaap |
| Irish | coireán bán |
| Galician | subrilote |
| Galician | cabaciña |
| Upper Sorbian | běły lěpjenk |
| Icelandic | aftanstjarna |
| Cornish | bleujen gevnisen gwynn |
| li | witte koekoeksbloom |
| Lithuanian | baltasis šakinys |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kvit jonsokblom |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hvit jonsokblom |
| Dutch | melandrium album |
| Dutch | lijnkruid |
| Dutch | witte silene |
| Dutch | avondkoekoeksbloem |
| Polish | bniec biały |
| Polish | melandrium pratense |
| Polish | lepnica biała |
| Polish | melandrium album |
| Russian | Смолёвка белая |
| Russian | Дрёма белая |
| Russian | Дрема белая |
| Slovak | knôtovka biela |
| Slovenian | beli slizek |
| stq | hankebloume |
| stq | melandrium album |
| Swedish | Åkerlyst |
| Swedish | vitblära |
| Ukrainian | oberna behen |
| Ukrainian | Смілка широколиста |
| Ukrainian | Смілка біла |
| Ukrainian | melandrium album |
| Ukrainian | Оберна широколиста |
| Ukrainian | Меландріум білий |
| Chinese | 叉枝蠅子草 |
| Chinese | 白花蝇子草 |
| Chinese | 叉枝蝇子草 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Silene latifolia subsp. alba | (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet | Willdenowia 12: 189 (1982) |
| Silene latifolia subsp. eriocalycina | (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet | Willdenowia 12: 189 (1982) |
| Silene latifolia subsp. mariziana | (Gand.) Greuter & Burdet | Willdenowia 12: 189 (1982) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000440842 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 4367 |
| Flora of Alabama | 1448 |
| Canadensys | 4389 |
| USDA Plants | SILA21 |
| Tropicos | 6303292 |
| INPN | 123522 |
| Flora of Italy | 849 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157647-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2488689 |
| Plantarium | 24041 |
| PFAF | Silene latifolia |
| Open Tree Of Life | 609504 |
| Observations.org | 131508 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 37657 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000463572 |
| Nature Serve | 2.158993 |
| IPNI | 157647-1 |
| iNaturalist | 79109 |
| GBIF | 5384805 |
| Freebase | /m/08p5c6 |
| WisFlora | 13322 |
| EPPO | SILLT |
| EOL | 590246 |
| Elurikkus | 7278 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 10375 |
| USDA GRIN | 400939 |
| Wikipedia | Silene_latifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
Below is displayed the reference genome only!
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCF_048544455.1 | ASM4854445v1 | Chromosome | Silene consortium | 2025-03-12 | 400 | 2.53 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes | |||||
| Veratrole | 7043 | Click to see | 138.16 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492160/ |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives | |||||
| 20-Hydroxyecdysone | 5459840 | Click to see | 480.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00574363 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Tetrahydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives | |||||
| 2-Deoxyecdysone | 13939876 | Click to see CC(C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2=CC(=O)C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)O)C(CCC(C)(C)O)O | 448.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00574363 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |