Caryophyllaceae
Clammy campion
Viscaria vulgaris
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Viscaria
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Common names
By language (29)
- Belarusian
- Смолка ліпкая
- Bulgarian
- Лепило
- Chinese
- 洋剪秋萝, 粘蝇子草, 紫蝇春罗
- Croatian
- Ljepiva lepica
- Czech
- Smolnička obecná
- Danish
- Almindelig Tjærenellike, Tjærenellike
- Dutch
- Rode pekanjer
- English
- Clammy campion, Red German catchfly, Sticky catchfly
- Estonian
- Tõrvalill
- Finnish
- Mäkitervakko, Tervakukka
- German
- Gewöhnliche Pechnelke, Pechnelke
- hsb
- Wšědna kołmaznička, Kołmaznička, Lěpinka, Lěpjate zelo, Smólna kwětka, Smólnička, Čertowy kołmaz
- Hungarian
- Szurokszegfű, Enyvesszegfű
- Japanese
- ビスカリア
- Kazakh
- Желімбас
- Latvian
- Lipīgā sveķene
- Lithuanian
- Smaliukė, Paprastoji smaliukė
- mrj
- Тигӹтшуды
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Engtjæreblom
- Persian
- لیخنس چسبناک
- Polish
- Smółka pospolita, Firletka lepka
- Russian
- Смолка клейкая, Смолка обыкновенная
- se
- Bihkkarássi, Darvelieđđi, Miellebihkkarássi, Málbmarássi
- Slovak
- Kukučka obyčajná, Smolnička obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Navadna smolnica
- smn
- Miellipikkârääsi
- sms
- Mieʹlltâʹrvvrääʹss
- Swedish
- Tjärblomster, Beckblomster, Beckrisper, Flugfänga, Flugfånga, Tjärlysa, Tjärrosor, Tjärurt
- Welsh
- Lluglys gludiog
Synonyms
- Lychnis viscaria L.
- Lychnis viscosa Scop.
- Silene viscaria (L.) Jess.
- Silene viscaria subsp. viscaria
- Steris viscaria (L.) Raf.
- Viscaria viscosa Asch.
- Viscaria vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 1,388 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Markus Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kai Löhr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Älven, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: OhWeh, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thiotrix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Анна Рыбакова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Игорь Загребин, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.