Caryophyllaceae
Silene aegyptiaca
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سيلينة مصرية, حليوان
- Hebrew
- ציפורנית מצרית, ציפרנית מצרית
Synonyms
- Cucubalus aegyptiacus L.
- Silene atocioides Boiss.
Photos
Photo: שרה גולד, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Annette Bejany, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.