Silene otites, called Spanish catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, native to Europe and the Transcaucasus area, and introduced to Xinjiang in China.[2] It varies its floral odors to attract mosquitoes and moths at night and flies and bees by day.[3] It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. otites |
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| Silene otites | |
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The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
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