Species of flowering plant
Atocion armeria
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Sweet William catchfly
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Order:
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Caryophyllales
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Family:
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Caryophyllaceae
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Genus:
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Atocion
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Species:
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A. armeria
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Binomial name
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Atocion armeria
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Synonyms
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List
- Cucubalus fasciculatus Lam.
- Lychnis armoraria Scop.
- Silene armeria L.
- Silene glauca Salisb.
- Silene latifolia Gray
- Silene variegata Fenzl
- Atocion armeria var. lituanicum (Zapał.) Niketić & Stevan.
- Atocion armeria var. sparsiflorum (Schur) Niketić & Stevan.
- Atocion armeroides Raf.
- Atocion lituanicum (Zapał.) Tzvelev
- Cucubalus glaucus Spreng.
- Silene armeria f. albiflora Matevski & Kostad.
- Silene armeria var. angustifolia Rchb. ex Zapał.
- Silene armeria var. berdaui (Zapał.) Kulcz.
- Silene armeria f. minor Bolzon
- Silene armeria f. ramosissima Bolzon
- Silene armeria var. serpentini Beck
- Silene armeria var. sparsiflora Schur
- Silene berdaui Zapał.
- Silene lituanica Zapał.
- Silene mixta Fenzl
- Silene subleopoliensis Zapał.
- Silene umbellata Gilib.
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Atocion armeria, commonly known as Sweet William catchfly, is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. Originally a native of Europe, it has become widespread in the United States. A small-growing form is known as a dwarf catchfly. The name comes from the way in which small insects are trapped by the sticky sap exuded onto the stem. Although it has been identified as a carnivorous plant in the past, it is not currently regarded as such.[1]