421209-11 The Silene linnaeana aggregate S. linnaeana, S. samojedora, S. villosula
Geography: European (NE) - Asian (N/C).
Notes: Petrovsky and Elven: We accept this group, the previous Lychnis sibirica aggregate, to be part of Silene due to the evidence of Oxelman et al. (2001) and Popp et al. (2005). In our context, the group includes three species that reach or border on the Arctic. More species occur in Pacific Asia. Oxelman et al. (2001) accepted two species, S. linnaeana and S. samojedora but did not include the third taxon, "villosula", in their analysis. Oxelman (in comment) is open to accept S. villosula as a third species. Tzvelev (2001b) accepted them as three species of Sofianthe.
Higher Taxa
- Silene [4212,genus]