Caryophyllaceae
Eurasian catchfly
Silene nutans
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- سيلينة مموجة
- arz
- سيلينه مموجه
- Asturian
- Cauneichu
- Belarusian
- Смалёўка панікаючая
- Chinese
- 欧亚蝇子草, 歐亞蠅子草
- Czech
- Silenka nicí
- Danish
- Nikkende Limurt
- Dutch
- Nachtsilene
- English
- Eurasian catchfly, Nottingham catchfly
- Estonian
- Longus põisrohi
- Finnish
- Nuokkukohokki
- French
- Silène penché
- German
- Nickendes Leimkraut, Gemeines Nickendes Leimkraut
- hsb
- Wisaty lěpjenk
- Hungarian
- Kónya habszegfű
- Latvian
- Nokarenā plaukšķene
- Lithuanian
- Nusvirusioji naktižiedė
- Macedonian
- Овиснат плускавец
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Nikkesmelle
- Polish
- Lepnica zwisła
- Russian
- Смолёвка поникшая
- Slovak
- Silenka ovisnutá
- Slovenian
- Kimasta lepnica
- Swedish
- Backglim
- Ukrainian
- Смілка поникла
- Welsh
- Gludlys gogwyddol
Synonyms
- Cucubalus nutans Lam.
- Cucubalus quadrifidus Pollini
- Cucubalus rubens Roth
- Silene brachypoda Rouy
- Silene nutans subsp. smithiana (Moss) Jeanm. & Bocquet
- Silene nutans var. brachypoda (Rouy) Molero
- Silene nutans var. smithiana Moss
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.