Silene dichotoma Ehrh.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCaryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene dichotoma Ehrh.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993).

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Italy to West Siberia and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges of woods, among bushes, roadsides.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Silene dichotoma – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – habit. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – branches of inflorescence (cymes). Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – branches of inflorescence (cymes). Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – side view of flower with calyx. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – side view of flower with calyx. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – side view of flower with calyx. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – spent flower with developing capsule. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – plant base. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Silene dichotoma –habit. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –habit. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –habit. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –habit. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –flower. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –fruiting calyx. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –fruiting calyx. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma –stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene dichotoma – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly area between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Silene dichotoma Ehrh. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157226-1 [Accessed 04.03.2025].

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

Silene dichotoma. Marhold, K. 2011+: Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3e7b3414-a674-45c7-9b86-776bafe58337 [Accessed 17.01.2026].

Last update: 17.01.2026.