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Viscaria vulgaris

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Viscaria vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Viscaria
Species:
V. vulgaris
Binomial name
Viscaria vulgaris
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Lychnis atropurpurea (Griseb.) Nyman
    • Lychnis atropurpurea subsp. sartorii (Boiss.) Micevski
    • Lychnis sartorii (Boiss.) Hayek
    • Lychnis viscaria L.
    • Lychnis viscaria subsp. subnivalis Panov
    • Silene atropurpurea (Griseb.) Greuter & Burdet
    • Silene opposita Formánek
    • Steris atropurpurea (Griseb.) Holub
    • Steris sartorii (Boiss.) Ikonn.
    • Steris viscaria (L.) Raf.
    • Viscaria atropurpurea Griseb.
    • Viscaria neglecta G.Don
    • Viscaria sartorii Boiss.
    • Viscaria vallesiaca (Thell.) Bergmans

Viscaria vulgaris, the sticky catchfly[3] or clammy campion,[4] is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

It is an upright perennial growing to 60 cm (24 in) in height. The leaves are lanceolate. The flowers, which are 20 mm across and bright rosy-pink, appear in long whorled spikes from May to August. It grows on cliffs and rocky places.[5][6] In Central Europe, Lychnis viscaria can be found in a variety of habitats, such as dry meadows, lush grasslands, stony slopes, rocky outcrops of hilly terrain, and open or sparse canopied forests. It has taken over vineyards and roadside vegetation, and farming methods that preserve open vegetation are advantageous to it.[7]

The Latin name Viscaria means "sticky", and refers to the stickiness of the stem just below the leaf joints.[8] The English common names reference the same feature.

Viscaria vulgaris is also grown as an ornamental garden plant. In British horticultural literature it is often referred to by its synonym Lychnis viscaria. Bumblebees are considered as main pollinators of this species.[9] The cultivar 'Splendens Plena', a double-flowered form, has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Deutschl. Fl., ed. 2, 2: 275 (1812)
  2. ^ "Viscaria vulgaris Röhl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Online atlas of the British & Irish flora: Lychnis viscaria (Sticky catchfly)". Biological Records Centre and Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Lychnis viscaria​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ^ New Flora of the British Isles; Clive Stace; Third edition; 2011 printing
  6. ^ The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe; Fitter, Fitter, Blamey; Collins; 3rd edition 1978
  7. ^ Wilson, G. B.; Wright, J.; Lusby, P.; Whittington, W. J.; Humphries, R. N. (1995). "Lychnis Viscaria L. (Viscaria Vulgaris Bernh.)". Journal of Ecology. 83 (6): 1039–1051. Bibcode:1995JEcol..83.1039W. doi:10.2307/2261185. ISSN 0022-0477. JSTOR 2261185.
  8. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  9. ^ Mustajärvi, Kaisa; Siikamäki, Pirkko; Rytkönen, Saara; Lammi, Antti (2001). "Consequences of plant population size and density for plant-pollinator interactions and plant performance: Plant-pollinator interactions". Journal of Ecology. 89 (1): 80–87. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2745.2001.00521.x.
  10. ^ "Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Plena'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  11. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 61. Retrieved 25 March 2018.