Silene gallinyi Rchb. (syn. Silene trinervia Sebast. et Mauri)

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene gallinyi Rchb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993) as Silene trinervia Sebast. et Mauri, Fl. Roman. 152 (1818). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) is Silene gallinyi Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 815. 1832.

Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands/ pastures, sparse woods and clearings of oak forests.

Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula to Aegean Islands according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Silene gallinyi – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem and upper leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – middle part of stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – middle part of stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – lower part of stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – lower part of stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – lower part of stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stems with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene gallinyi – adbaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Silene gallinyi Heuff. ex Rchb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157388-1 [Accessed 10.12.2022].

Silene gallinyi. Marhold, K. (2011+): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/553f9d82-207e-459b-abc9-e7e618f48525 Published on the Internet  [Accessed 10.12.2022].

Silene L. Chater, A. O. and Walters, S. M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 158 -181.

Silene L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 302 – 346.

Last update: 17.11.2023.