Question: Sweet-William catchfly (Silene or Atocion armeria) ? The Peterson guide mentions "black sticky zones" on the stem of the Sleepy …
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Sweet-William catchfly (Silene or Atocion armeria) ? The Peterson guide mentions "black sticky zones" on the stem of the Sleepy catchfly. I zoomed in on the first photo and see those zones and even what looks like a fly stuck to one - just above the center of the photo. The pink flowers grow above a basal rosette; leaves are opposite; found in New Haven, CT. PS The bachelor's button flowers just posted grow in Harrisville, NH (first) and in an "urban pasture" at Yale, New Haven, CT.
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Dear DavidBlair, your plant does look like Atocion armeria (sweet-William-catchfly). The particular shade of red in the flowers, short pedicels, and the glabrous calyx are some of the features that help identify this species.
