Silene gallica

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Family:	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Species:	Silene gallica Linnaeus
Common Name:	Small Flower Catchfly; Windmill Pink
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	**
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	SIGA
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	CARYOPHYLLACEAE - Pink family
Genus	Silene
Species	Silene gallica Linnaeus - Small Flower Catchfly; Windmill Pink

Citation

Citation	SILENE GALLICA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 417. 1753, nom. cons. vs. Silene anglica Linnaeus 1753, et vs. Silene lusitanica Linnaeus 1753, et vs. Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	FRANCE: Without data (lectotype: LINN 583.11). Lectotypified by Greuter, Taxon 44: 102. 1995.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Corone gallica	Corone gallica (Linnaeus) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 16: 344. 1868.	Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.
Cucubalus sylvestris	Cucubalus sylvestris Lamarck, Fl. Franc. 3: 28. 1779 ("1778"), nom. illegit.	Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.
Cucubalus variegatus	Cucubalus variegatus Lamarck, Fl. Franc. 3: 28. 1779 ("1778"), nom. illegit.	Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753.
Lychnis vulnerata	Lychnis vulnerata Scopoli, Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 1: 309. 1771, nom. illegit.	Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753.
Oncerum gallicum	Oncerum gallicum (Linnaeus) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrenees 256. 1867.	Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.
Silene anglica var. quinquevulnera	Silene anglica Linnaeus, var. quinquevulnera (Linnaeus) House, Bull. New York State Mus. 243/244: 70. 1923.	Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753.
Silene gallica subsp. anglica	Silene gallica Linnaeus, subsp. anglica (Linnaeus) A. Löve & D. Löve, Bot. Not. 114: 52. 1961.	Silene anglica Linnaeus 1753.
Silene gallica subsp. quinquevulnera	Silene gallica Linnaeus, subsp. quinquevulnera (Linnaeus) A. Löve & D. Löve, Bot. Not. 114: 52. 1961.	Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753.
Silene gallica var. anglica	Silene gallica Linnaeus, var. anglica (Linnaeus) W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 100. 1835.	Silene anglica Linnaeus 1753.
Silene gallica var. genuina	Silene gallica Linnaeus, var. genuina Hallier et al., in W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl., ed. 3. 370. 1891, nom. inadmiss.	Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.
Silene gallica var. quinquevulnera	Silene gallica Linnaeus, var. quinquevulnera (Linnaeus) W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 100. 1835.	Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus 1753.
Silene lusitanica	Silene lusitanica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 416. 1753, nom. rej. vs. Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.		PORTUGAL: Without data (lectotype: LINN 583.6). Lectotypified by Talavera & Muñoz Garmendia, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45: 408. 1989.
Silene quinquevulnera	Silene quinquevulnera Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 416. 1753, nom. rej. vs. Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.		Without data, Herb. Burser XI: 72 (lectotype: UPS). Lectotypified by Talavera & Muñoz Garmendia, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45: 409. 1989.
Silene sylvestris	Silene sylvestris Gaterau, Descr. Pl. Montauban 32. 1789, nom. illegit.	Cucubalus sylvestris Lamarck 1779, nom. illegit.; Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.
Silene anglica	Silene anglica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 416. 1753, nom. rej. vs. Silene gallica Linnaeus 1753.		Without data (lectotype: LINN 583.1). Lectotypified by Talavera & Muñoz Garmendia, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45: 408. 1989.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Macon, Mobile

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1885 - 1885

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA_ACC_72823	Baldwin	27 Mar 2013	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13703	AUA Silene Gallica L.
UWAL0043726	Baldwin	23 Apr 2004	Larsen, Harry S. 1347	UWAL Silene gallica L.
ALNHS00006106	Baldwin	17 Apr 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4153	ALNHS Silene gallica L.
ALNHS00004639	Baldwin	08 Mar 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2909	ALNHS Silene gallica L.
UNA00033668	Mobile	01 Jun 1885	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Silene gallica L.
AUA_ACC_5256	Macon	15 Apr 1967	Rankin, H.Taylor 92	AUA Silene Gallica L.
UWAL0049461	Baldwin	08 Apr 2018	Bryson, Charles T. 25534	UWAL Silene gallica L.
UWAL0016538	Baldwin	27 Mar 2013	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13703	UWAL Silene gallica L.
UWAL0054280	Baldwin	27 Mar 2021	Keener, Brian R. 12137	UWAL Silene gallica L.
AMAL00004600	Baldwin	27 Mar 2013	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13703	AMAL Silene gallica L.

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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