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On the basis of calyx morphology, petal shape and colour, and seed structure, eight native Greek taxa are characterized and mapped: Silene ammophila subsp. ammophila, E. Crete; S. ammophila subsp. carpathae, Karpathos; S. sartorii, Cyclades, E. Attica and Argolis; S. grisebachii, N. Aegean; S. conica, widespread; S. subconica, mainly N.E. Greece, extending to CentraI Greece and the E. Aegean; S. lydia, very scattered in N.E. and E. CentraI Greece; and S. macrodonta, Karpathos and Rhodes. The first four are Greek endemics. S. grisebachii is a species recentIy raised from varietal status. S. conica is polymorphic and occurs as a widespread variant with glandular-hairy calyces and a northerly eglandular variant.