''Silene otites'', called Spanish catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Silene ''Silene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many ''Silene'' species are widely distributed, particularl ...

'', native to Europe and the Transcaucasus area, and introduced to Xinjiang in China. It varies its floral odors to attract mosquitoes and moths at night and flies and bees by day. It is

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

, with separate male and female plants.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted: *''Silene otites'' subsp. ''hungarica'' Wrigley *''Silene otites'' subsp. ''otites''

References

otites Plants described in 1799 Dioecious plants {{Caryophyllaceae-stub