Sticky Catchfly

Sticky Catchfly

Taxobox
name = "Lychnis Viscaria"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = Lychnis Viscaria
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Caryophyllaceae
genus = "Lychnis"
species = "L. Viscaria"
binomial = Lychnis Viscaria""'

Sticky Catchfly ("Lychnis viscaria") is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

It is an upright perennial, growing to 60cm in height. It gets its English name from the stickiness of its stem. It grows on cliffs and in rocky places. It has a purple flower.

"Lychnis viscaria" is said to increase the disease resistance of surrounding plants. Extract from "Lychnis viscaria" contains a relatively high amount of brassinosteroids, which have a proven positive effect on the growth of other plants. In Germany the extract is allowed for use as a "plant strengthening substance."


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