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Silene
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Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many Silene species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.
Silene is a large group of flowering plants with nearly 900 species, making it the biggest genus in its plant family. These plants, commonly called campions or catchflies, are found throughout the world with especially high numbers in the northern hemisphere.
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Species
campions
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
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Research
1,159 papers- Silene latifolia: the classical model to study heteromorphic sex chromosomes.ReviewCytogenetic and genome research · 2010Kejnovsky E, Vyskot BDOI: 10.1159/000314285
- Silene, a versatile model system: from sex and genome evolution to ecology and speciation.ReviewThe New phytologist · 2026Karrenberg S, Bačovský V, Berardi AE et al.DOI: 10.1111/nph.71153
- Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution.ReviewHeredity · 2009Bernasconi G, Antonovics J, Biere A et al.DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.34
- Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly for the Angiosperm Silene conica.Genome biology and evolution · 2023Fields PD, Weber MM, Waneka G et al.DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad192
- Anaphylaxis due to Ingestion of Silene vulgaris.Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology · 2022Haroun-Díaz E, Torres Rojas I, Blanca-López N et al.DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0715
- Chemical genetics in Silene latifolia elucidate regulatory pathways involved in gynoecium development.Journal of experimental botany · 2022Bačovský V, Čegan R, Tihlaříková E et al.DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab538
- Biogeographic origins of southern African Silene (Caryophyllaceae).Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2021Moiloa NA, Mesbah M, Nylinder S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107199
- Rapid and dynamic evolution of a giant Y chromosome in Silene latifolia.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Akagi T, Fujita N, Shirasawa K et al.DOI: 10.1126/science.adk9074
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- Fossil record
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Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many Silene species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.
==Scientific history==