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Taxon:  Silene armeria L.



Summary
Genus:
Silene
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Nomen number:
33927
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:420. 1753
Verified:
12/04/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Atocion armeria (L.) Raf.

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
sweet-William campion –
sweet-William catchfly –
French
silène arméria –
German
Morgenröschen –
Nelker-Leimkraut –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkeyArtvin 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean partw.-c.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine n.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland e.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyİstanbul 
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey [Artvin]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany, Poland (e.)
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (w.-c.)], Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine (n.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Turkey [İstanbul]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica)
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Utah]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic, Jamaica
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide F USSR; F Eur ed2Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33927. Accessed 31 May 2025.