#sticky catchfly

[ash3]

Tenacious and sweet

[anskupics]

Viscaria vulgaris — sticky catchfly a.k.a. clammy campion

[twinka]

midsummer’s flower fanart

[missnaturess]

Regina | missnaturess

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[natureinsight]

Viscaria vulgaris, mäkitervakko

[brantaleucopsis]

The sticky catchfly (Silene viscaria) resembles the red campion a lot. It is however easy to distinguish, since sticky catchflies have dark sticky sections in their stem. It uses them to prevent small nectar thieves like ants from climbing up the stem to its flowers.

[heaveninawildflower]

Lychnis Viscaria (Sticky Catchfly). Plate taken from ‘The Flora of the Alps.’  Author  -  A. W. Bennett. Published 1900 by Nimmo, London.

University of California Libraries

archive.org

[plantsiveidentified-blog]

Silene viscaria 28/05/2014 Family: Caryophyllaceae (Campion) Genus: Silene Species: S. viscaria Common Name: Sticky Catchfly Location: NT27 Habitat: This very rare plant grows on cliff walls and vertical surfaces. It is listed as a rare plant in Britain and precise locations are a closely guarded secret, this specimen was growing in a few locations on Arthurs Seat Collector: Ewan Cole & Jim Mcintosh Authority: Linnaeus.