A systematic revision of the taxa included in the Silene colorata
Poir., S. sericea All. and S. canescens Ten. group is here reported.
The systematic characteristics and the affinities among the
different entities, they both imperfectly known for Italy, were
studied also on the basis of cladistic analysis made on morphological
studies. The study of the taxonomy of the group permitted
to define the correct taxonomic level as species for: S.
colorata Poiret, S. sericea All., S. canescens Ten. and S. morisiana
Bég. et Rav .. Three new species, S. arghireica, S. beguinotii,
S. nummica have been described. Chorological analysis pointed
out the real distribution of the species in Italy
