Sticky Catchfly

Viscaria vulgaris

"Viscaria vulgaris", the sticky catchfly or clammy campion, is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
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Appearance

It is an upright perennial growing to 60 cm 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.
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Naming

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.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusViscaria
SpeciesV. vulgaris
Photographed in
Belgium
Bulgaria