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Caryophyllaceae

Taimyr catchfly

Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet

Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene

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Taimyr catchfly: Sorensen's catchfly ( Silene sorensenis ) photographed on top of a coastal cliff next to the hospital in Upernavik, Greenland .
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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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

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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.