lychnis

A noun referring to a genus of mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects, widespread in north temperate zones.

• 🇩🇪Lychnis ist eine Pflanzengattung der Nelkengewächse mit überwiegend mehrjährigen Kräutern, die klebrige Stängel besitzen und in den nördlichen gemäßigten Zonen verbreitet sind.

1. A genus of flowering plants formal scientific

   A group of mostly perennial herbs in the Caryophyllaceae family, distinguished by sticky stems that can trap small insects; native to cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

   • Lychnis species are often planted in gardens for their showy flowers.
   • The sticky hairs on lychnis stems help catch tiny insects.
   • Lychnis grows wild in temperate meadows across Europe and Asia.

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   Synonyme: campioncatchfly

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