Silene gallica




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
Scientific name Silene gallica L.
Synonyms Corone gallica (L.) Fourreau; Cucubalus sylvestris Lamarck; Cucubalus variegatus Lamarck; Lychnis vulnerata Scopoli; Silene anglica L.; Silene gallica L. forma quinquevulnera (L.) Mertens & Koch; Silene gallica L. subsp. anglica (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve; Silene gallica L. subsp. quinquevulnera (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve; Silene gallica L. var. anglica (L.) Koch; Silene gallica L. var. genuina Hallier et al.; Silene anglica L. var. quinquevulnera (L.) House; Silene gallica L. var. quinquevulnera (L.) Koch; Silene lusitanica L.; Silene quinquevulnera L.; Silene sylvestris Gaterau
Common name (Japanese common name) mantema (マンテマ [meaning of mantema is unknown]), shirobana-mantema (シロバナマンテマ, 白花マンテマ [meaning: white flower mantema])
(English common name) common catchfly, French catchfly, small flowered catchfly, windmill pink
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] Russia, Caucasus, Ukraine, India, Afghanistan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Europe, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Habitat Roadside, seaside, riverside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm long. Flowers white, red, purple, pink or white corollas 7-8mm across, flowering in April to May. Annual or winter annual plants.
Reference Silene gallica L.
Silene gallica L.
Silene gallica L.
Note Naturalized plants (introduced in early 19th).



May 2007
at roadside
May 2008
at seaside field



May 2007
at roadside
May 2007
at roadside
May 2007
at roadside



May 2007
at roadside



May 2008
at seaside field
May 2008
at seaside field
May 2008
at seaside field