Caryophyllaceae
Red catchfly
Silene dioica
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (20)
- Belarusian
- Melandrium
- Chinese
- 异株蝇子草
- Czech
- Silenka dvoudomá
- Danish
- Dag-Pragtstjerne
- Dutch
- Dagkoekoeksbloem
- English
- Red catchfly, Red campion
- Finnish
- Puna-ailakki
- French
- Compagnon rouge, Silène dioïque
- Georgian
- Melandrium
- German
- Rote Lichtnelke, Rote Nachtnelke, Rotes Leimkraut, Taglichtnelke
- kw
- Bleujen gevnisen
- Macedonian
- Дводомен плускавец
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Raud jonsokblome, Raud jonsokblomster
- Polish
- Lepnica czerwona, Lepnica dwupienna
- Russian
- Дрема двудомная, Смолевка двудомная, Смолёвка двудомная
- se
- Guppaslieđđi
- Slovak
- Knôtovka červená
- Slovenian
- Rdeči slizek
- stq
- Cucubalus dioicus
- Welsh
- Llysiau'r ychen, Ceiliog coch
Synonyms
- Agrostemma sylvestris (Schkuhr) G.Don
- Lychnis dioica L.
- Lychnis rubra Patze, E.Mey. & Elk.
- Lychnis sylvestris Schkuhr
- Melandrium dioicum (L.) Coss. & Germ.
- Melandrium dioicum subsp. rubrum (Weigel) D.Löve
- Melandrium rubrum (Weigel) Garcke
- Melandrium sylvestre (Schkuhr) Röhl.
- Saponaria dioica (L.) Moench
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 5,398 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jose Gutierrez Higa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ajott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Catherine Faber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Clément Maouche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Common catchflySilene gallicaCaryophyllaceae
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- Forked catchflySilene dichotomaCaryophyllaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.