The following species in the genus Silene are recognised by Plants of the World Online:
Silene abietum Font Quer & MaireFont Quer & Maire. In: Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 2: 199. (1949). Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. – moss campion Silene acutidentata Bondarenko & Vved. Silene acutifolia Link ex Rohrb. Silene adelphiae Runemark Silene adenocalyx F.N.Williams Silene adenopetala Raikova Silene adenophora (Schischk.) Czerep. Silene aegaea Oxelman Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.f. Silene aellenii Sennen Silene aeoniopsis Bornm. Silene aethiopica Burm.f. Silene affghanica Rohrb. Silene ajanensis (Regel & Tiling) Vorosch. Silene akaisialpina (T.Yamaz.) H.Ohashi, Tateishi & H.Nakai Silene akinfijewii Schmalh. Silene akiyamae Rajbh. & Mits.Suzuki Silene akmaniana Ekim & Çelik Silene alaschanica (Maxim.) Bocquet Silene albescens Boiss. Silene alexandri Hillebr. – Kamalo Gulch catchfly Silene alexandrina (Asch.) Danin Silene alexeji Kolak. Silene almolae J.Gay Silene alpestris Willd. ex Nyman - alpine catch-fly Silene alpicola Schischk. Silene altaica Pers. Silene ammophila Boiss. & Heldr. Silene amoena L. Silene ampullata Boiss. Silene anatolica Melzh. & A.Baytop Silene andarabica Podlech Silene andicola Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Silene andryalifolia Pomel Silene antarctica (Kuntze) Pedersen Silene antirrhina L. – sleepy catchfly Silene antri-jovis Greuter & Burdet Silene aomorensis M.Mizush. Silene aperta Greene – naked catchfly Silene apetala Willd. Silene aprica Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Silene arabica Boiss. Silene araratica Schischk. Silene arenarioides Desf. Silene arenosa K.Koch Silene argaea Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Silene argentea Ledeb. Silene argentina (Pax) Bocquet Silene argentinensis Hauman Silene arghireica Vals. Silene argillosa Munby Silene arguta Fenzl Silene aristidis Pomel Silene armeria Boiss. – Sweet William catchfly Silene arsuzensis Özbek & Uzunh. Silene articulata Viv. Silene asclepiadea Franch. Silene asirensis D.F.Chamb. & Collen. Silene assyriaca Hausskn. & Bornm. ex Lazkov Silene astartes Blanche ex Boiss. Silene astrachanicum (Pacz.) Takht. Silene atlantica Coss. & Durieu Silene atocioides Boiss. Silene atrocastanea Diels Silene atsaensis (C.Marquand) Bocquet Silene aucheriana Boiss. Silene auriculata Sm. Silene auriculifolia Pomel Silene austroiranica Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand. Silene avromana Boiss. & Hausskn. Silene ayachica Humbert Silene aydosensis K.Yildiz & Erik Silene azirensis Coode & Cullen Silene baccifera (L.) Durande Silene badachschanica Ovcz. Silene badaroi Breistr. Silene balansae Boiss. Silene baldshuanica B.Fedtsch. Silene bamianica Gilli Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb. Silene baranovii Ovcz. & Kurbanb. Silene barbara Humbert & Maire Silene barbeyana Heldr. ex Boiss. Silene barrattei Murb. Silene baschkirorum Janisch. Silene batangensis H.Limpr. Silene bayburtensis Hamzaoglu & Aksoy Silene bazardzica ourková Silene beguinotii Vals. Silene behboudiana Rech.f. & Esfand. Silene behen L. Silene bellidifolia Juss. ex Jacq. Silene bernardina S.Watson – Palmer's catchfly Silene bersieri Bocquet Silene berthelotiana Webb ex Christ Silene betpakdalensis Bajtenov Silene biafrae Hook.f. Silene biappendiculata Ehrh. ex Rohrb. Silene bilgilii E.Dogan & H.Duman Silene bilingua W.W.Sm. Silene birandiana Ekim Silene birgittae Bocquet Silene bitlisensis Tugay & Ertugrul Silene blepharicalyx Lidén Silene bobrovii Schischk. Silene bolanthoides Quézel, Contandr. & Pamukç. Silene borderei Jord. Silene boryi Boiss. Silene borysthenica (Gruner) Walters Silene bourgaei Webb ex Christ Silene boyd-klineana Halda, P.Gustafson & Vostrák Silene brahuica Boiss. Silene breviauriculata Ghaz. Silene brevicalyx Hartvig & Å.Strid Silene brevicaulis Boiss. Silene brevistaminea Gilli Silene bridgesii Rohrb. – Bridges' catchfly Silene bucharica Popov Silene bungei Bocquet Silene bupleuroides L. Silene burchellii Otth Silene burmanica Collett & Hemsl. Silene cabulica Bornm. Silene caesarea Boiss. & Balansa Silene caesia Sm. Silene caespitella F.N.Williams Silene calabra Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp. Silene caliacrae Jordanov & Panov Silene cambessedesii Boiss. & Reut. Silene campanula Pers. Silene campanulata S.Watson – Red Mountain catchfly Silene canariensis Spreng. Silene cancellata (Jacquem. ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Majumdar Silene capillipes Boiss. & Heldr. Silene capitata Kom. Silene capitellata Boiss. Silene cappadocica Boiss. & Heldr. Silene caramanica Boiss. & Heldr. Silene cardiopetala Franch. Silene cariensis Boiss. Silene caroli-henrici Melzh. Silene caroliniana Walter – wild pink Silene cartilaginea Hub.-Mor. Silene caryophylloides (Poir.) Otth Silene cashmeriana (Royle ex Benth.) Majumdar Silene catholica (L.) W.T.Aiton Silene cattariniana Ferrarini & Cecchi Silene caucasica (Bunge) Boiss. Silene caudata Ovcz. Silene cephalantha Boiss. Silene cephallenia Heldr. Silene chaetodonta Boiss. Silene chaetodontoidea Parsa Silene chalcedonica (L.) E.H.L.Krause – flower of Bristol, Maltese cross, meadow campion Silene chamarensis Turcz. Silene chersonensis (Zapal.) Kleopow Silene chihuahuensis Standl. Silene chilensis (Naudin) Bocquet Silene chirensis A.Rich. Silene chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh. Silene chlorifolia Sm. Silene chodatii Bocquet Silene choruhensis Hamzaoglu Silene choulettii Coss. Silene chubutensis (Speg.) Bocquet Silene chungtienensis W.W.Sm. Silene chustupica Nersesian Silene ciliata Pourr. Silene cinerea Desf. Silene cintrana Rothm. Silene circumcarmanica F.Jafari, Gholipour, Mirtadz. & Pourmirzaei Silene cirpicii K.Yildiz & Dadandi Silene cirtensis Pomel Silene citrina Boiss. Silene claryi Batt. Silene claviformis Litv. Silene cobalticola P.A.Duvign. & Plancke Silene cognata (Maxim.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai Silene colorata Poir. Silene colpophylla Wrigley Silene commelinifolia Boiss. Silene confertiflora Chowdhuri Silene congesta Sm. Silene conglomeratica Melzh. Silene conica L. – sand catchfly Silene coniflora Nees ex Otth Silene conoidea L. – weed silene Silene cordifolia All. Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv. – rose campion Silene corrugata Ball Silene corylina D.F.Chamb. & Collen. Silene coutinhoi Rothm. & P.Silva Silene crassifolia L. Silene crassipes Fenzl Silene crassiuscula Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Bacch., Giusso & Ilardi Silene cretacea Fisch. ex Spreng. Silene cretica L. Silene crispans Litv. Silene crispata Steven Silene cryptoneura Stapf Silene cryptopetala Hillebr. Silene csereii Baumg. Silene cuatrecasasii Pau & Font Quer Silene cuspidata Pedersen Silene cyrenaica Maire & Weiller Silene cyri Schischk. Silene cythnia (Halácsy) Walters Silene czopandagensis Bondarenko Silene daenensis Melzh. Silene dagestanica Rupr. Silene damascena Boiss. & Gaill. Silene damboldtiana Greuter & Melzh. Silene danaensis Danin Silene danielii Hadac Silene davidii (Franch.) Oxelman & Lidén Silene davidlongii Rajbh. & Mits.Suzuki Silene dawoensis H.Limpr. Silene degeneri Sherff Silene delavayi Franch. Silene delicatula Boiss. Silene demawendica Bornm. Silene demirizii K.Yildiz & Çirpici Silene denizliensis Aytaç Silene densiflora d'Urv. Silene dentipetala H.Chuang Silene depressa M.Bieb. Silene dianthoides Pers. Silene dichotoma Ehrh. – forked catchfly Silene diclinis (Lag.) M.Laínz Silene dieterlei Podlech Silene dinarica Spreng. Silene dioica (L.) Clairv. – red campion Silene dirphya Greuter & Burdet Silene dissecta Litard. & Maire Silene disticha Willd. Silene divaricata/Lychnis divaricata Clemente Silene diversifolia Otth Silene doganii A.Duran & Menemen Silene donetzica Kleopow Silene douglasii Hook. – Douglas' catchfly Silene drummondii Hook. Silene dschuparensis Bornm. Silene dumanii Kandemir, G.E.Genç & I.Genç Silene dumetosa C.L.Tang Silene duralii Bagci Silene dyris Maire Silene echegarayi (Hieron.) Bocquet Silene echinata Otth Silene echinosperma Boiss. & Heldr. Silene echinospermoides Hub.-Mor. Silene edgeworthii Bocquet Silene elisabethae Jan Silene elymaitica Bornm. Silene eminentis Özçelik Silene erciyesdaghensis – discovered on Mount Erciyes and named after it Silene eremitica Boiss. Silene eriocalycina Boiss. Silene ermenekensis Vural & Kit Tan Silene ertekinii Aydin & Oxelman Silene erubescens (Schischk.) Czerep. Silene erysimifolia Stapf Silene esquamata W.W.Sm. Silene eugeniae Kleopow Silene euxina (Rupr.) Hand.-Mazz. Silene eviscosa Bondarenko & Vved. Silene exaltata Friv. Silene fabaria (L.) Coyte Silene fabarioides Hausskn. Silene falcata Sm. Silene falconeriana Royle ex Benth. Silene farsistanica Melzh. Silene favargeri Bocquet Silene fedtschenkoana Preobr. Silene fedtschenkoi Bondarenko & Vved. Silene fenzlii Boiss. & Balansa Silene ferdowsii Joharchi, Nejati & F.Ghahrem. Silene ferganica Preobr. Silene fernandezii Jeanm. Silene fetissovii Lazkov Silene fetleri D.K.Pavlova Silene filifolia (Dusén) Bocquet Silene filipetala Litard. & Maire Silene firma Siebold & Zucc. Silene fissicalyx Bocquet & Chater Silene fissipetala Turcz. Silene flaccida Pau Silene flammulifolia Steud. ex A.Rich. Silene flavescens Waldst. & Kit. Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet – ragged robin Silene flos-jovis (L.) Greuter & Burdet – flower-of-Jove Silene foetida Link ex Spreng. Silene foliosa Maxim. Silene fraudatrix Meikle – North Cyprus catchfly Silene frivaldskyana Hampe Silene froedinii Rech.f. Silene fruticosa L. Silene fruticulosa M.Bieb. Silene fuscata Link ex Brot. Silene gaditana Talavera & Bocquet Silene galataea Boiss. Silene gallica L. – small-flowered catchfly Silene gallinyi Heuff. ex Rchb. Silene gangotriana Pusalkar, D.K.Singh & Lakshmin. Silene gasimailikensis B.Fedtsch. Silene gaubae Bornm. & Gauba Silene gavrilovii (Krasn.) Popov Silene gazulensis A.Galán, J.E.Cortés, Vicente Orell. & Mor.Alonso Silene gebleriana Schrenk Silene gemmata Meikle Silene genovevae Bocquet Silene georgievskyi Lazkov Silene germana J.Gay Silene gertraudiae Melzh. Silene gevasica Hamzaoglu Silene ghahremaninejadii Hoseini & Assadi Silene ghiarensis Batt. Silene gigantea L. Silene gillettii (Turrill) M.G.Gilbert Silene glaberrima Faure & Maire Silene glabrescens Coss. Silene goksuensis Budak, Hamzaoglu & Koç Silene goniocaula Boiss. Silene gonosperma (Rupr.) Bocquet Silene goulimyi Turrill Silene gracilenta H.Chuang Silene gracilicaulis C.L.Tang Silene gracilis DC. Silene gracillima Rohrb. Silene graeca Boiss. & Spruner Silene graminifolia Otth Silene grandiflora Franch. Silene grayi S.Watson – Gray's catchfly Silene × grecescui Gusul. Silene greenei (S.Watson ex B.L.Rob.) Howell Silene greywilsonii Rajbh. & Mits.Suzuki Silene grisea Boiss. Silene grisebachii (Davidov) Pirker & Greuter Silene grossheimii Schischk. Silene gubanovii Lazkov Silene guerbuezii Özçelik Silene guichardii Chevassut & Quézel Silene guinetii Quézel Silene guntensis (B.Fedtsch.) B.Fedtsch. ex Schischk. Silene gynodioica Ghaz. Silene habaensis H.Chuang Silene × hampeana Meusel & K.Werner Silene hamzaoglui Budak Silene haradjianii Chowdhuri Silene haumanii Bocquet Silene haussknechtii Heldr. ex Hausskn. Silene hawaiiensis Sherff – Hawaii catchfly Silene hayekiana Hand.-Mazz. & Janch. Silene heldreichii Boiss. Silene helleboriflora Exell & Bocquet Silene hellmannii Claus Silene helmandica Podlech Silene herbilegorum (Bocquet) Lidén & Oxelman Silene heterodonta F.N.Williams Silene heuffelii Soó Silene hicesiae Brullo & Signor. Silene hidaka-alpina (Miyabe & Tatew.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi Silene hideakiohbae Rajbh. & Mits.Suzuki Silene hifacensis Rouy ex Willk. Silene himalayensis (Rohrb.) Majumdar Silene hirticalyx Boiss. & Hausskn. Silene hitchguirei Bocquet Silene hoefftiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Silene holosteifolia Bocquet & Chater Silene holzmannii Heldr. ex Boiss. Silene hookeri Nutt. – Hooker's silene Silene horvati – Horvats's catchfly Silene huguettiae Bocquet Silene humilis C.A.Mey. Silene huochenensis X.M.Pi & X.L.Pan Silene hupehensis C.L.Tang Silene hussonii Boiss. Silene ibosii Emb. & Maire Silene ichnusae Brullo, De Marco & De Marco f. Silene ikonnikovii Lazkov Silene imbricata Desf. Silene inaperta L. Silene incisa C.L.Tang