Caryophyllaceae

Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene

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Silene flos-cuculi (Silene flos-cuculi) — FlowerPhoto: mth_naturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 矮生剪秋罗
Czech: Kohoutek luční
Dutch: Echte koekoeksbloem
Macedonian: Обична руменка
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hanekam
Slovenian: Kukavičja lučca

Synonyms

Agrostemma flos-cuculi (L.) G.Don
Agrostemma lusitanica G.Don
Coccyganthe flos-cuculi (L.) Rchb.
Coccyganthe pratensis Schur
Coronaria flos-cuculi (L.) A.Braun
Floscuculi pratense Opiz
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.
Melandrium flos-cuculi (L.) Röhl.
Silene flos-cuculi subsp. flos-cuculi

Photos

FlowerPhoto: mth_naturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dawid Juszczak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Neville, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors from Stevenage, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Delhalt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Роман Шестеров, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mattia Menchetti, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.