Plant Details

Accepted name:: Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke [Caryophyllaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 10

Silene vulgaris subsp. aetnensis (Strobl) Pignatti

Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia Hayek

Silene vulgaris subsp. commutata (Guss.) Hayek

Silene vulgaris subsp. glareosa (Jord.) Marsden-Jones & Turrill

Silene vulgaris var. litoralis (Rupr.) Jalas

Silene vulgaris subsp. megalosperma Hayek

Silene vulgaris subsp. prostrata (Gaudin) Schinz & Thell.

Silene vulgaris subsp. suffrutescens Greuter, Matthäs & Risse

Silene vulgaris subsp. vourinensis Greuter

Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bajomindq	Other	Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015)
bladder campion	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bladder champion	Other	Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Mediterranean Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009)
fuqaia’	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
shab-ul-a’ik	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
stroufouthkia	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos and Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
strouthi	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos and Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
tomrya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tsakridia	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos and Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
στουθούθκια	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
στρούθκια	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
τσακρίδια	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
τσακρίθκια	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
شب العايق	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
فقع	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves		Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015)
leaves, young stems		Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos and Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
leaves		Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Mediterranean Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009)
tender tops		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 11 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Oberna behen (L.) Ikonn. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 119 (1976).
Silene cucubalus Wibel Prim. Fl. Werth.: 241 (1799), nom. superfl.
Behen oleraceum E.H.L.Krause Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 468 (1915).
Behen vulgaris Moench Methodus: 709 (1794).
Behenantha behen (L.) Ikonn. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 12: 198 (1975).
Cucubalus behen L. Sp. Pl.: 414 (1753).
Silene angustifolia subsp. vulgaris (Gaudin) Briq. Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 544 (1910), nom. illeg.
Silene behen var. cucubalus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 14 (1898).
Silene cucubalus subsp. vulgaris (Moench) Bech. Ber. Schweiz Bot. Ges. 43: 54 (1934), nom. illeg.
Silene venosa subsp. vulgaris (Moench) Graebn. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1): 66 (1913), not validly publ.
Viscago behen (L.) Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 1: 409 (1813).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Oberna behen (L.) Ikonn.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Silene cucubalus Wibel	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garck	Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Mediterranean Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009)
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015) Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
Silene vulgaris (Moench) parcke	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos and Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
Silene vulgaris Garcke	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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