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White Sticky Catchfly
Silene viscosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Nottingham CatchflySilene nutans
Silene multiflora
white campionSilene latifolia
Night-flowering CatchflySilene noctiflora
Small-flowered CatchflySilene gallica
Silene wolgensis
Sticky CatchflyViscaria vulgaris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,991 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,991 |
| Russia | 800 |
| Austria | 130 |
| Penza Oblast | 116 |
| Voronezh Oblast | 106 |
| Burgenland | 104 |
| Ukraine | 102 |
| Hungary | 69 |
| Volgograd Oblast | 68 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | pink family · Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus | Catchflies · Silene |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White Sticky Catchfly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.