Silene vulgaris subspecies macrocarpa

Φουσκούι, Στρουθκιά, Στρουθούιν, Σκοστρούιν, Τσάκρα, Τσακρούθκια, Σφυρούιν, Σιληνή η κοινή υποείδος η μακρόκαρπη

Etymology of Silene vulgaris subspecies macrocarpa: Linnaeus named the Silene genus in 1753 for "Σιληνός" [Silinos, Silenus in Latin], the drunken foster-father of the Greek god of wine, Bacchus. Linnaeus was aware that mythological Silenus was often covered with foam from his drunkenness, and obviously, the sticky secretions of many of the Silenes were good parallelism to name the genus as such. Today, we can't know with certainty where the name Σιληνός derives from. "Vulgaris" is Latin and means "common", as at least in Cyprus it is the common of the genus, and "macrocarpa" derives from Greek "μακρόκαρπη" [makrokarpi], meaning "with long fruit".

There are 31 Silene kinds (species and subspecies) in Cyprus's wild habitat (an additional 32nd is in gardens), of which three are mostly or entirely encountered in occupied northern Cyprus.

Silene vulgaris subspecies macrocarpa is probably the most common species of the Silene genus in Cyprus, even though it grows only in the Troodos mountains range, as well as the surrounding mountains. Its flowering period is approximately between March and July.