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Silene (campion)
Taxonomy
Silene was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Silene anglica.
It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).
It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).
Species
S. amoena, S. anglica (type species), S. antirrhina, S. armeria, S. behen, S. bupleuroides, S. cerastoides, S. conica, S. conoidea, S. eretica, S. fruticosa, S. gallica, S. gigantea, S. inoperta, S. lusitanica, S. muscipula, S. noctiflora, S. nocturna, S. nutans, S. pendula, S. polyphylla, S. portensis, S. quinquevulnera, S. rubella, S. rupestris, S. saxifraga, S. virginica
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Silene Linnaeus |
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G. Silene Linnaeus 1753 [campion]
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Silene amoena Linnaeus 1753
Silene anglica Linnaeus 1753
Silene antirrhina Linnaeus 1753
Silene armeria Linnaeus 1753
Silene behen Linnaeus 1753
Silene bupleuroides Linnaeus 1753
Silene cerastoides Linnaeus 1753
Silene conica Linnaeus 1753
Silene conoidea Linnaeus 1753
Silene eretica Linnaeus 1753
Silene fruticosa Linnaeus 1753
Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753
Silene gigantea Linnaeus 1753
Silene inoperta Linnaeus 1753
Silene lusitanica Linnaeus 1753
Silene muscipula Linnaeus 1753
Silene noctiflora Linnaeus 1753
Silene nocturna Linnaeus 1753
Silene nutans Linnaeus 1753
Silene pendula Linnaeus 1753
Silene polyphylla Linnaeus 1753
Silene portensis Linnaeus 1753
Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753
Silene rubella Linnaeus 1753
Silene rupestris Linnaeus 1753
Silene saxifraga Linnaeus 1753
Silene virginica Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | France (Elsass) | Silene dichotoma (21222) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | Silene sp. (24096) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | Silene conica (22779) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | Canada (Alberta) | Silene acaulis (93528) |