Caryophyllaceae
Taimyr catchfly
Silene taimyrensis
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Taimyr catchfly, Sorensen's catchfly
Synonyms
- Gastrolychnis ostenfeldii (A.E.Porsild) V.V.Petrovsky
- Gastrolychnis taimyrensis (Tolm.) Czerep.
- Gastrolychnis triflora (R.Br. ex Sommerf.) Tolm. & Kozhanch.
- Gastrolychnis triflora subsp. dawsonii (B.L.Rob.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Gastrolychnis triflora subsp. wrangelica Jurtzev
- Lychnis affinis var. triflora (R.Br.) Hart
- Lychnis dawsonii (B.L.Rob.) J.P.Anderson
- Lychnis ostenfeldii (A.E.Porsild) B.Boivin
- Lychnis sorensenis B.Boivin
- Lychnis taimyrensis (Tolm.) Polunin
- Lychnis triflora R.Br.
- Lychnis triflora subsp. dawsonii (B.L.Rob.) Maguire
- Lychnis triflora var. dawsonii B.L.Rob.
- Melandrium dawsonii (B.L.Rob.) Hultén
- Melandrium ostenfeldii A.E.Porsild
- Melandrium taimyrense Tolm.
- Melandrium triflorum (R.Br.) J.Vahl ex Liebm.
- Silene ostenfeldii (A.E.Porsild) J.K.Morton
- Silene sorensenis (B.Boivin) Bocquet
- Wahlbergella taimyrensis Tolm.
- Wahlbergella triflora Fr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos

Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.