Genus: Lychnis
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> Family: Caryophyliaceae
Four species cultivated in southern
Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Lychnis alpina (Alpine campion)
Native to the north temperate regions.
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Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese
cross, Cross of Jerusalem)
Native to western Russia.
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Lychnis coronaria (Rose
campion, Mullein pink)
Native to southeastern Europe.
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Lychnis fulgens
Native to Siberia.
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