NOUN
- any plant of the genus Silene
- mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
How To Use catchfly In A Sentence
- And I found what is professed to be a Zone-4-hardy raspberry-pink silene (catchfly). Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
- Eleven plant species listed as threatened in the United States 'statutes are found in the park; Palmer amsonia Amsonia palmeri, goldenweed Haplopappus salicinus, Draba asprella var. kaibensis, plains cactus Pediocactus bradyi, scouler catchfly Silene rectiramea, phacelia Phacelia filiformis, wild buckwheats Eriogonum darrovii, E. thompsonae var. atwoodi and E. zionis var. coccineum, primrose Primula hunnewellii and clute penstemon Penstemon clutei. Grand Canyon National Park, United States
- On November 17, the Service proposed to list Spalding's catchfly as a threatened species.
- Then had come brilliant spots and splashes of color on the summer slopes -- purple butterwort, golden ragweed, aconite, buttercup, deep crimson mossy patches of saxifrage, rosy heather, catchfly, wild geranium, cinnamon rose. Days of the Discoverers
- A large number of wild flowers have been planted, including sticky catchfly, dropwort and meadow crane's bill and the trees include prunis, oak, rowan and lime.
- Other nationally important terrestrial vegetation species include the early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes, the Early Gentian Gentianella anglica, the Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and Wild cabbage Brassica oleracea var. oleracea Dorset and East Devon Coast, United Kingdom
- A member of the carnation family, Spalding's catchfly is a long-lived perennial herb with small greenish-white flowers.
- Ayla noticed the fragrant scent of pink catchfly, just beginning to open their blooms. The Plains of Passage
- The sticky catchfly is now the floral emblem of Edinburgh. Plantwatch: high summer comes early
- Eleven plant species listed as threatened in the United States 'statutes are found in the park; Palmer amsonia Amsonia palmeri, goldenweed Haplopappus salicinus, Draba asprella var. kaibensis, plains cactus Pediocactus bradyi, scouler catchfly Silene rectiramea, phacelia Phacelia filiformis, wild buckwheats Eriogonum darrovii, E. thompsonae var. atwoodi and E. zionis var. coccineum, primrose Primula hunnewellii and clute penstemon Penstemon clutei. Grand Canyon National Park, United States