Silene vulgaris

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Behenantha
Sectio: S. sect. Behenantha
Species: Silene vulgaris
Subspecies: S. v. subsp. aetnensis – S. v. subsp. bosniaca – S. v. subsp. glareosa – S. v. subsp. humilis – S. v. subsp. macrocarpa – S. v. subsp. megalosperma – S. v. subsp. prostrata – S. v. subsp. suffrutescens – S. v. subsp. tenoreana – S. v. subsp. vourinensis – S. v. subsp. vulgaris
Varietas: S. v. var. littoralis
Name

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke, Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland ed. 9: 64. 1869.
Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Cucubalus behen L., Sp. Pl. 1: 414. 1753.
Homotypic
Behen vulgaris Moench, Methodus: 709. 1794, nom. nov..
Silene angustifolia subsp. vulgaris (Moench) Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 544. 1910.nom. illeg.
Silene venosa subsp. vulgaris (Moench) Graebn., in Asch. & Graebn. ; Syn. Mitteleur. Fl., 5 (1): 66]. 1913.
Silene cucubalus subsp. vulgaris (Moench) Bech., Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 43: 54. 1934. nom. illeg.
Silene inflata subsp. vulgaris (Moench) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 317. 1936.
Silene inflata var. vulgaris (Moench) Turcz., Fl. Baical. Dahur. 1: 202. 1842.
Lychnis behen (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 305. 1771.
Viscago behen (L.) Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. 1: 409. 1813.
Behenantha behen (L.) Ikonn., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 12: 198. 1975.
Oberna behen (L.) Ikonn., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 119. 1976.
Silene cucubalus Wibel, Prim. Fl. Werth.: 241. 1799. nom. nov., nom. illeg..
Silene behen var. cucubalus (Wibel) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 14. 1898.
Heterotypic
Cucubalus inflatus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 302. 1796. nom. illeg.
Silene inflata Sm., Fl. Brit. 2: 467. 1800. nom. illeg.
Behenantha inflata (Sm.) Schur, Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 15(2): 131. 1877.

References
Primary references

Garcke, C.A.F. 1869. Flora von Nord- und Mittel-Deutschland ed. 9: 64. 1869.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Silene vulgaris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Silene vulgaris in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene vulgaris. Published online. Accessed: Sep 18 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Silene vulgaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 18.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Silene vulgaris. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene vulgaris in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silene vulgaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Buttler, K.P., Thieme, M. & collborators 2018. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 10. Frankfurt am Main, August 2018, published on the internet (http://www.kp-buttler.de).

Vernacular names
العربية: سيلينة شائعة
български: Алпийско плюскавиче
català: colitx, colitxos, colis
čeština: silenka nadmutá
Cymraeg: Gludlys codrwth
dansk: Blæresmælde
Ελληνικά, Κυπριακά: Τσάκρα
Deutsch: Taubenkropf-Leimkraut, Gewöhnliches Leimkraut, Aufgeblasenes Leimkraut, Knirrkohl, Klatschnelke, Blasen-Leimkraut
Ελληνικά, Κυπριακά: ΤσάκραEnglish: bladder campion
español: collejas, collejera
eesti: Harilik põisrohi
euskara: Garikota
فارسی: قلیانک ولگاریس
suomi: Nurmikohokki
français: Silène enflé, Silène commun, Claquet
Gaeilge: Coireán na gcuach
magyar: Hólyagos habszegfű
italiano: Silene Rigonfia
日本語: シラタマソウ
қазақша: Торсылдақ сылдыршөп
lietuvių: Paprastoji naktižiedė
norsk bokmål: Engsmelle
Nederlands: Blaassilene
norsk nynorsk: Engsmelle
norsk: Engsmelle
occitan: Crasinèu, Cresinèu, Cresilhon, Crelhon
polski: Lepnica Rozdęta, Skrzypka
Piemontèis: Cojèt
русский: Смолёвка обыкновенная
slovenčina: silenka obyčajná
slovenščina: Navadna pokalica
svenska: Smällglim
Türkçe: Gıvışgan otu
українська: Смілка звичайна
vèneto: Carleti, S-ciopeti, Tajadèle de la Madona
中文: 白玉草

Silene vulgaris, the bladder campion[3] or maidenstears,[4] is a plant species of the genus Silene of the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Europe, where in some parts it is eaten, but is also widespread in North America, where it is a common wildflower in meadows, open woods, and fields.[5]

Gastronomy
Manchego cuisine; chickpea and Silene vulgaris stew. (Potaje de garbanzos y collejas)

The young shoots and the leaves may be used as food in some countries of the Mediterranean region.[6] The tender leaves may be eaten raw in salads. The older leaves are usually eaten boiled or fried, sauteed with garlic as well as in omelettes.

Crete and Cyprus

In Crete it is called agriopapoula (αγριοπάπουλα) and the locals eat its leaves and tender shoots browned in olive oil.[7]

In Cyprus it is very widely eaten, so much that it has, in recent years, come back into being cultivated and sold in shops in bunches. Two of the common Cypriot names are strouthouthkia (στρουθούθκια; [stru'θuθca]) and tsakrithkia (τσακρίδκια; [t͡sa'kriðca]).[8]
Italy

In Italy the leaves of this plant may be used also as an ingredient in risotto. It is commonly known as sculpit, stridolo, or by the obsolete scientific name Silene inflata, as well as s-ciopetin, or grixol in Veneto, and nenkuz, or sclopit in Friuli and cojet in Piedmont.
Spain (La Mancha)

Formerly in La Mancha region of Spain, where Silene vulgaris leaves are valued as a green vegetable, there were people known as "collejeros" who picked these plants and sold them. Leaves are small and narrow, so it takes many plants to obtain a sizeable amount.

In La Mancha the Silene vulgaris leaves, locally known as "collejas", were mainly used to prepare a dish called gazpacho viudo (widower gazpacho). The ingredients were flatbread known as tortas de gazpacho and a stew prepared with Silene vulgaris leaves.[9] Other dishes prepared with these leaves in Spain include "potaje de garbanzos y collejas", "huevos revueltos con collejas" and "arroz con collejas".
See also

List of plants with edible leaves
Castilian-Manchego cuisine

References

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Sprague, T.A.; Green, M.L. (1933). "Silene Cucubalus: The Correct Name of the Bladder-Campion". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1933 (3): 151. doi:10.2307/4113530. JSTOR 4113530.
Bladder Campion, Prov. of Ontario
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silene vulgaris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Bladder Campion, Prov. of Ontario
Fernald, Merritt Lyndon; Alfred Charles Kinsey; Reed C. Rollins (1996). "Bladder-Campion, Maiden's Tears, Snappery, Silene Cububalis (or latifolia)". Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America. New York City: Dover Publications. pp. 193–194. ISBN 0-486-29104-9. OCLC 33666218. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
Kleonikos G. Stavridakis , Κλεόνικος Γ. Σταυριδάκης (2006). Wild edible plants of Crete - Η Άγρια βρώσιμη χλωρίδα της Κρήτης. Rethymnon Crete. ISBN 960-631-179-1.
Christou, Eleni. "Στρουθούθκια". Εικονικό Μουσείο Κυπριακών Τροφίμων και Διατροφής (Cyprus Food Virtual Museum). Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (University of Cyprus). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
Gazpacho viudo recipe

Plants of Cyprus