Sticky catchfly facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sticky catchfly
Scientific classification
Genus:	Viscaria
Species:	vulgaris
Synonyms
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 or clammy campion, 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.

The Latin name Viscaria means "sticky", and refers to the stickiness of the stem just below the leaf joints. 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. The cultivar 'Splendens Plena', a double-flowered form, has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

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  Seed, background lines are 5 mm (0.20 in) apart

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  Whorl of seed capsules, background lines are 5mm apart

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  Seed capsule, viewed from side

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  Seed capsule, viewed end on