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385.0000 Family Caryophyllaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 299 (1789), nom. cons.
102 genera, ca. 3250 spp. Higher systematics: Xue et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 3333; hybrids: 59
= Alsinaceae Bartl.; Beitr. Bot. [Bartling & Wendland] 2: 159 (1825), nom. cons.
= Cerastiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 271, 292 (1818)
= Corrigiolaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 44, 49 (1829)
= Dianthaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024), nom. illeg.
= Dianthaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 271, 293 (1818)
= Herniariaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 307 (1820)
= Illecebraceae R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 413 (1810), nom. cons.
= Lychnidaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 638 (1843)
= Minuartiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 49 (1835)
= Ortegaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 443 (1820)
= Paronychiaceae Juss.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 2: 386 (1815)
= Polycarpaeaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 49 (1835)
= Sabulinaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 623 (1843)
= Saginaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 239 (1820)
= Scleranthaceae J.Presl & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 66 (1822)
= Silenaceae Bartl.; Beitr. Bot. [Bartling & Wendland] 2: 160 (1825)
= Spergulaceae Bartl.; Beitr. Bot. [Bartling & Wendland] 2: 158 (1825)
= Stellariaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 239 (1820)
= Telephiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 633 (1829)
385.1317 Genus Moenchia Ehrh.; Neues Mag. Aerzte 5: 204 (1783) (nom. cons.)
Distribution: W- and C- Europe, Mediterranean
Species listed in database: 4
= Alsinella Moench; Methodus [Moench] 222 (1794), nom. illeg.
= Pentaple Rchb.; Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 205 (1841)
species :
Moenchia akmanii M.Keskin; Biol. Diversity Conservation 14(1): 125 (2021)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
species :
Moenchia erecta (L.) G.Gaertn., G.Mey. & Scherb.; Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 1: 219 (1799)
subspecies :
subsp. erecta
Name: Aufrechte Weißmiere (DE), Upright chickweed (EN)
Distribution: England (England, Wales, SE-Scotland, +Isles of Scilly); Netherlands; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany (Brandenburg, +Baden-Württemberg, +Bayern, Hessen, Hessen [I], +Niedersachsen, +Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, +Saarland, +Sachsen, +Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Czech Republic; Slovakia; Portugal; Spain; France; Channel Isl. (Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark); ?Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Slovenia; Croatia; Bulgaria; Greece (rare C- & NE-Greece, Evvoia, Thasos, Samothraki, Limnos); South Africa [I] (W-Cape Prov. [I]); East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos, Chios, Samos); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I], Tasmania [I]); New Zealand [I]; Chatham Isl. [I]; Canada [I] (British Columbia [I]); USA [I] (California [I], Illinois [I], Oregon [I], South Carolina [I], Washington [I])
10 GRB 11 BGM CZE GER LUX NET SLO 12 CIS FRA POR SAR SPA 13 BUL CRO GRC ITA SIC SLV 27 saf 34 EAI 50 aus 51 ctm nzl 71 cdn 73 usa 74 usa 76 usa 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Alsine erecta (L.) Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 405 (1766)
= Alsine quaternella (Ehrh.) E.H.L.Krause; Deutschl. Fl. [Sturm], ed. 2, Abbild., 5: 60 (1901)
= Alsinella erecta (L.) Moench; Methodus [Moench] 222 (1794)
= Cerastium calycinum Fenzl; Vers. Darstell. Alsin. 56 (1833)
= Cerastium erectum (L.) Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 268 (1891), isonym
= Cerastium erectum (L.) Coss. & Germ.; Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris 39 (1845)
= Cerastium glaucum (Pers.) Gren.; Mém. Soc. Émul. Doubs 1: 47 (1841)
= Cerastium glaucum var. quaternellum (Ehrh.) Gren.; Fl. France [Grenier] 1: 267 (1847), nom. inval.
= Cerastium manticum subsp. erectum (L.) Arcang.; Comp. Fl. Ital. [Arcangeli] 96 (1882)
= Cerastium manticum var. quaternellum (Ehrh.) Gillet & Magne; Nouv. Fl. Franç. [Gillet], ed. 1(reissue): 62 (1863)
= Cerastium quaternellum (Ehrh.) Fenzl; Vers. Darstell. Alsin.: t. ad 46 (1833) (nom. illeg.)
= Cerastium tenue Viv.; Fl. Cors. Prodr. 7 (1824)
= Doerriena erecta (L.) Borkh.; Rhein. Mag. Erweiter. Naturk. 1(Fl. Grafsch. Catzenelnbogen): 528 (1793)
= Holosteum filiforme Risso ex Willk. & Lange; Prodr. Fl. Hispan. [Willkomm & Lange] 3: 629 (1874)
= Malachium erectum (L.) Gren.; Acad. Sci. Besançon, Séance Publique 186 (1839)
= Moenchia erecta (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.; Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 1: 219 (1799)
= Moenchia glauca Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 153 (1805), nom. illeg.
= Moenchia glauca var. patula Mérat; Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris 69 (1812)
= Moenchia glauca var. stricta Mérat; Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris 69 (1812)
= Moenchia quaternella Ehrh.; Neues Mag. Aerzte 5: 206 (1783) (nom. illeg.)
= Sagina erecta L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 128 (1753)
= Stellaria mantica var. quaternella (Ehrh.) Jess.; Deut. Excurs.-Fl. 289 (1879)
subspecies :
subsp. octandra (Moris) Cout.; Fl. Portugal [Coutinho] 211 (1913)
Distribution: Portugal; Spain; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; European Turkey; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Turkey (N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, W-Anatolia); Lebanon (C-Lebanon); Israel (N-Israel, SC-Israel)
12 COR FRA POR SAR SPA 13 ITA TUE 20 ALG MOR TUN 34 ISR LEB TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Arenaria calycina Poir.; Voy. Barbarie 2: 167 (1789)
= Cerastium erectum var. linneanum Maire & Weiller; Fl. Afrique N. 9: 191 (1963)
= Cerastium erectum var. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren.; Mém. Compt. Rend. Soc. Émul. Doubs 1: 48 (1841)
= Cerastium octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) E.G.Camus; Cat. Pl. France 46 (1888), nom. illeg.
= Cerastium quaternellum var. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Rouy & Foucaud; Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 3: 225 (1896)
= Malachium octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren.; Acad. Sci. Besançon, Séance Publique 1839: 186 (1839)
= Moenchia calycina (Poir.) Maire; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 213 (1936)
= Moenchia erecta var. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Moris; Fl. Sardoa 1: 269 (1837)
= Moenchia erecta var. octandra Moris; Fl. Sardoa 1: 269 (1837) (basion)
= Moenchia octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) J.Gay; Pl. Phan. Fréjus [Perreymond] 55 (1833)
= Moenchia quaternella subsp. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 111 (1878)
= Moenchia quaternella var. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Moris; Fl. Sardoa 1: 269 (1837)
= Sagina octandra (Moris) Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch; Deutschl. Fl. [Röhling], ed. 3, 1: 864 (1823)
species :
Moenchia graeca Boiss. & Heldr.; Diagn. Pl. Orient., Sér. 2, 1: 91 (1854)
Name: Griechische Weißmiere (DE), Greek Chickweed (EN)
Distribution: Serbia; North Macedonia; Albania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (scattered mainland and Kiklades, Samothraki); Crete (mountains); East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos, Chios, Ikaria, Samos, Karpathos)
13 ALB BUL GRC KRI NMA SRB TUE 34 EAI
species :
Moenchia mantica (L.) Bartl.; Index Sem. (Göttingen) 1839: 5 (1839)
subspecies :
subsp. mantica
Name: Fünfzählige Weißmiere (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia
11 ger 13 CRO ITA KOS MNT NMA SLV SRB
Synonyms: hidden
= Alsine mantica (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Deutschl. Fl. [Sturm], ed. 2, Abbild., 5: 60 (1901)
= Cerastium glaucum var. manticum (L.) Gren.; Fl. France [Grenier] 1: 266 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Cerastium manticum L.; Cent. Pl. II: 18 (1756)
= Malachium manticum (L.) Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 795 (1832)
= Moenchia dolichotheca Sommier & Levier; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 40 (1893)
= Moenchia erecta subsp. mantica (L.) Thell.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg, Sér. 4, 38: 230 (1912)
= Pentaple mantica (L.) Rchb.; Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 5: 37., t. 227 (1842)
= Stellaria glauca Friv. ex Griseb.; Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 207 (1843), nom. inval.
= Stellaria mantica (L.) DC.; Fl. Franç. [de Candolle & Lamarck], éd. 3, 4: 794 (1805)
subspecies :
subsp. caerulea (Boiss.) Clapham; Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 69: 49 (1964)
Name: Blaue Weißmiere (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Switzerland; Austria; Poland [I]; Slovakia; Hungary; Italy; Slovenia; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (widespread mainland, Limnos, Samothraki, Limnos, Kerkyra, Ionian Isl.); East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos, Ikaria, Samos); Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia)
11 AUT ger HUN pol SLO SWI 13 ALB BUL GRC ITA NMA ROM SLV TUE 34 EAI TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerastium caeruleum Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 53 (1843)
= Cerastium glaucum var. octandrum (J.Gay) Gren.; Fl. France [Grenier] 1: 267 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Malachium caeruleum (Boiss.) Jaub. & Spach; Ill. Pl. Orient. 3: 41 (1848)
= Moenchia caerulea (Boiss.) Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 104 (1849)
= Moenchia mantica f. caerulea (Boiss.) Janch.; Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereins Univ. Wien 5(5): 59 (1907)
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