Editing Silene chalcedonica (section)

== Taxonomy ==
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|image1=Cross of saint stephen.svg
|alt1=Maltese cross, cross of The Order of Saint Stephen
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|alt2=Flower of Silene chalcedonica
|footer=A [[Maltese cross]] (left) one of many common names for ''Silene chalcedonica'' (right, a four-parted flower, though they typically have five cleft lobes)
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This plant was first formally named as ''Lychnis chalcedonica'' by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in 1753.{{r|ipni301029-2}} For purposes of taxonomic stability, the genus name ''Lychnis'' was formally rejected in 1994 and the name ''Silene'' was conserved.{{r|rabeler1992}}{{r|brummitt1994}} The name ''Silene chalcedonica'' was published by [[Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause]] in 1901.{{r|powo}}{{r|ipni157059-1}}

The [[Botanical name#Binary name|specific epithet]] ''chalcedonica'' refers to the ancient town of [[Chalcedon]] in what is now Turkey.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}}</ref>

Numerous [[common name]]s are attached to this plant, including:{{r|ornrus}}{{r|pl}}{{r|eppo}}
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*Burning love
*Common rose {{linktext|campion}} (also used for ''[[Silene coronaria]]'')
*Constantinople campion
*Dusky salmon
*Fireball
*Flower of [[Bristol]]<ref name="Nonesuch Bristol">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonesuchexpeditions.com/nonesuch-features/the-nonesuch/nonesuch-flower-of-bristol.htm|title=The Nonesuch: Remarkable Flower of Bristol}}</ref>
*Flower of Constantinople
*Gardener's delight
*Gardener's eye
*Great candlestick
*[[Jerusalem cross]]
*[[Knight's cross]]
*[[Maltese cross]]
*Meadow campion
*[[wikt:nonesuch|Nonesuch]]
*Red robin
*Scarlet lightning
*Scarlet lychnis
*Tears of Christ
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