Silene viscosa, the white sticky catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[2] It is native to cool-temperate areas of eastern Europe, western Siberia, and western and central Asia, and has been introduced to Germany.[1] Molecular analysis shows that it contains two highly divergent genetic lineages.[3] There is a western lineage and an eastern lineage, suggesting that one is a cryptic species.[3]

Silene viscosa
Habit
Insects trapped on stem
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. viscosa
Binomial name
Silene viscosa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Carpophora viscosa (L.) Tzvelev
    • Carpophora viscosa var. kossinskyi Tzvelev
    • Carpophora viscosa var. krascheninnikovii Tzvelev
    • Cucubalus dubrensis Mill.
    • Cucubalus royenii M.Bieb.
    • Cucubalus viscidus Krock.
    • Cucubalus viscosus L.
    • Elisanthe viscosa (L.) Rupr.
    • Lychnis viscosa (L.) Scop.
    • Melandrium griffithii (Boiss.) Rohrb.
    • Melandrium viscosum (L.) Čelak.
    • Silene griffithii Boiss.
    • Silene royenii Pers.
    • Silene taurica Fisch. ex Sweet
    • Viscago glutinosa Baumg.
    • Viscago viscosa (L.) Moench

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Silene viscosa (L.) Pers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Silene viscosa (MELVI)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Muyle, Aline; Martin, Hélène; Zemp, Niklaus; Mollion, Maéva; Gallina, Sophie; Tavares, Raquel; Silva, Alexandre; Bataillon, Thomas; Widmer, Alex; Glémin, Sylvain; Touzet, Pascal; Marais, Gabriel A B. (2021). "Dioecy is Associated with High Genetic Diversity and Adaptation Rates in the Plant Genus Silene". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38 (3): 805–818. doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa229. PMC 7947750. PMID 32926156.