Silene

Summary

Silene is a taxon^[1]. Silene ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #1,391 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Silene's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Silene is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Silenus is named after Silene^[5].
• Silene is classified within Sileneae^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Silene is Silene^[7].
• Silene's Commons category is recorded as Silene^[8].
• The taxonomic type of Silene is Silene anglica^[9].
• Silene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silene^[10].
• Silene's Commons gallery is recorded as Silene^[11].
• Silene's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Silene's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 26^[13].
• Silene's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• Silene's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11156^[15].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Catchfly'}^[16].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سيلينة'}^[17].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Смалёўка'}^[18].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'silenka'}^[19].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Limurt'}^[20].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Leimkräuter'}^[21].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colleja'}^[22].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Põisrohi'}^[23].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'قلیانک'}^[24].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kohokit'}^[25].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Silène'}^[26].
• Silene is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'ציפרנית'}^[27].

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Classification

Silene's scientific name is Silene^[7]. Silene is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Silene is classified within Sileneae^[6]. The taxonomic type of Silene is Silene anglica^[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Catchfly'}^[16], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سيلينة'}^[17], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Смалёўка'}^[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'silenka'}^[19], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Limurt'}^[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Leimkräuter'}^[21].

Discovery and Description

Silenus is named after Silene^[5].

Identifiers

Silene's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52195^[28]. Silene's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3573^[29]. Silene's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37656^[30]. Silene's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3085897^[31]. Silene's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20040^[32].

Why It Matters

Silene ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #1,391 of 195,241).^[2] Silene has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Silene is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]