The following species in the genus Silene are recognised by Plants of the World Online:
Silene abietum Font Quer & Maire
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 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.