Lychnis viscaria, Sticky catchfly - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Sticky catchfly, clammy campion

Botanical name & synonyms: Lychnis viscaria, Silene viscaria, Lychnis angustifolia, Lychnis neglecta, Lychnis splendens, Lychnis viscaria subsp. subnivalis, Steris viscaria, Viscago vulgaris, Viscaria alba, Viscaria albiflora, Viscaria media, Viscaria neglecta, Viscaria purpurea, Viscaria viscaria, Viscaria viscosa, Viscaria vulgaris

Family: Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)

• Europe, West-Asia
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 60 cm
  

• flower V to VII
  

• plant community: steppe meadow
  

• for butterflies
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 0,08 gram