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Scientific name:

Lychnis viscaria

Vernacular name:

Catchfly, Sticky


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Sticky Catchfly

Scientific name: Lychnis viscaria L.

Diagnostic features
Erect simple perennial to 60cm, glabrous to sparsely pubescent.
Stems very sticky below each node.
Flowers loosely clustered in open inflorescence.
Petal-limb purple, emarginate to shortly 2-lobed.

Chromosome number: 2n=24.

Habitat
Native; cliffs and rocky places.

This species is keyed out on Page 2210 in the Text Key.

Distribution
Extremely local in Wales and Scotland; grown in gardens and rarely escaping.

Lychnis viscaria (Catchfly, Sticky)
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