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December 2023

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Silene virginica L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 419 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001291562.

Synonyms of Silene virginica L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Silene virginica var. robusta Strausb. & Core Castanea 17: 165 (1952) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001268499
Melandrium virginicum A.Braun Flora 26: 372 (1843) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001268724
Silene catesbaei Walter Fl. Carol. : 141 (1788) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001268725
Silene coccinea Moench Suppl. Meth. : 306 (1802) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001268726
Silene virginica var. hallensis Pickens & M.C.W.Pickens Castanea 25: 125. 1960 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001268727