Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Silene latifolia subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12 (1982)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Lychnis alba Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, (1768)
  • ≡ Melandrium album (Mill.) Garcke (1858)
  • ≡ Silene alba (Mill.) E.H.L.Krause
  • = Lychnis vespertina Sibth. (1794)
  • = Lychnis pratensis Rafn (1800)
  • ≡ Melandrium pratense (Rafn) Roehl. (1812)
  • ≡ Silene pratensis (Rafn) Godr. (1847)
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Greuter, W. ; Burdet, H.M. 1982: Willdenowia 12
Miller, P. 1768: The Gardeners Dictionary. Edition 8. Vol. No. 4. London.