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Spanish Catchfly
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Spanish Catchfly

Silene otites (L.) Wibel

Names

EnglishSpanish Catchfly
DutchOorsilene
Spanish—
Chinese黄雪轮
Scientific nameSilene otites (L.) Wibel

About this species

Silene otites, called Spanish catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, native to Europe and the Transcaucasus area, and introduced to Xinjiang in China. It varies its floral odors to attract mosquitoes and moths at night and flies and bees by day. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusSilene

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