Silene wilfordii

Description

Lychnis is a genus o 15-25 species o flouerin plants in the faimily Caryophyllaceae, native tae Europe, Asie an north Africae. The genus is closely relatit tae (an whiles includit in) Silene, differin in the flouers havin five styles (three in Silene), the seed capsule havin five teeth (sax in Silene), an in the sticky stems o Lychnis. Common names include "campion" (shared wi Silene) an "catchflee", the latter name based on the sticky stems.