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Lychnis

Lychnis
Ragged-robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi)
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Ragged-robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Genus:Lychnis
Species
includes:

Lychins alba (evening campion)
Lychins chalcedonica (Maltese Cross)
Lychnis coronaria (rose campion)
Lychnis dioica (morning campion)
Lychnis flos-cuculi (ragged robin)
Lychnis flos-jovis (flower-of-Jove)
Lychnis viscaria (sticky catchfly)

The genus Lychnis are flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. They include several Campions along with the related genus Silene.




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