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Caryophyllaceae

Spanish catchfly

Silene otites (L.) Wibel

Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene

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Spanish catchfly: Silene otites (L.) Wib. - inflorescence. Czech Republic, Radobyl
Photo: Jan Eckstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (16)
Bulgarian
Ушно плюскавиче
Chinese
黃雪輪, 黄雪轮
Czech
Silenka ušnice
Dutch
Oorsilene
English
Spanish catchfly
Estonian
Liiv-põisrohi
Finnish
Arokohokki
French
Silène à oreillettes
German
Ohrlöffel-Leimkraut, Öhrchenleimkraut
Latvian
Ausainā plaukšķene
Macedonian
Ушест плускавец
Polish
Lepnica wąskopłatkowa
Russian
Смолёвка ушастая, Смолёвка ушковидная, Ушанка клинолистная
Slovenian
Lopatičastolistna lepnica
Swedish
Kvastglim
Welsh
Gludlys Sbaen

Synonyms

  • Cucubalus dioicus Gilib.
  • Cucubalus effusus Fisch. ex DC.
  • Cucubalus hermaphroditus Gilib.
  • Cucubalus otites L.
  • Cucubalus parviflorus Lam.
  • Diplogama otites Opiz
  • Otites pseudotites (Besser ex Rchb.) Klokov
  • Silene pseudo-otites Besser

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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). About our plant data.