Lychnis


Lychnis is a genus of 15-25 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa. The genus is closely related to Silene, differing in the flowers having five styles, the seed capsule having five teeth, and in the sticky stems of Lychnis. Common names include campion and catchfly, the latter name based on the sticky stems.

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is also the common name of Hadena bicruris, a species of noctuid moth. The larva of this moth feeds on Lychnis species, as do some other Lepidoptera including cabbage moth, grey chi and case-bearers of the genus Coleophora including C. albella and C. leucapennella.

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