Viscaria asterias
Alpine Campion
Viscaria alpina
(L.) G.Don Species
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- Botanical name
- Viscaria alpina
- Also known as
- Alpine Campion, Alpine Catchfly, Alpine Pink
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Viscaria
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Alpine Campion
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Viscaria alpina but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Agrostemma alpina
Agrostemma suecica
Lychnis alpina
Lychnis suecica
Silene suecica
Steris alpina
Others in Viscaria
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