sticky catchfly

English

Noun

sticky catchfly (plural sticky catchflies)

1. Any of several species of flowering plants in tribe Sileneae with sticky parts:
   1. Silene viscaria (clammy campion, red German catchfly), in family Caryophyllaceae, with purple flowers and a sticky stem.
   2. Silene caroliniana (wild pink), native to eastern North America
   3. Silene koreana, native to Korea
   4. Silene nuda (western fringed catchfly), native to California, Oregon and Nevada in North America
   5. Viscaria vulgaris (clammy campion), native to Europe