Lychnis viscaria L.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
- Pink family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Lychnis viscaria L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 436 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Clammy campion
English name: sticky catchfly
Italian name: Crotonella viscaria
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Silene viscaria (L.) Jessen
= Viscaria viscosa (Scop.) Asch.
= Viscaria vulgaris Bernh.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Lychnis
Species:
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Lychnis viscaria
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Lychnis viscaria
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Lychnis viscaria
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Lychnis viscaria
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia
Lychnis viscaria
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia
Lychnis viscaria
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Lychnis viscaria
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, OH, PA, WI)
Map for Lychnis viscaria L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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