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Caryophyllaceae

Plants

116 genera · 3754 species in the Library

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Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the eudicot order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, and Polygonaceae. It is a large family, with 105 genera and about 2,625 known species.

Summary from Wikipedia

Silene

968 species

Dianthus

454 species

Cerastium

253 species

Arenaria

235 species

Stellaria

191 species

Gypsophila

171 species

Paronychia

121 species

Eremogone

101 species

Acanthophyllum

90 species

Polycarpaea

83 species

Minuartia

82 species

Sabulina

74 species

Spergularia

71 species

Herniaria

62 species

Odontostemma

62 species

Drymaria

59 species

Saponaria

52 species

Sagina

39 species

Bufonia

37 species

Schiedea

36 species

Moehringia

33 species

Petrorhagia

33 species

Colobanthus

25 species

Pseudostellaria

24 species

Scleranthus

24 species

Spergula

23 species

Cherleria

21 species

Pycnophyllum

21 species

Bolanthus

17 species

Corrigiola

13 species

Dichodon

Dichodon

12 species

Gymnocarpos

Gymnocarpos

11 species

Mesostemma

10 species

Pseudocherleria

10 species

Shivparvatia

10 species

Polycarpon

9 species

Facchinia

8 species

Graecobolanthus

8 species

Heliosperma

8 species

Cardionema

7 species

Geocarpon

7 species

Heterochroa

7 species

Petrocoptis

7 species

Pycnophyllopsis

7 species

Alsine

6 species

Atocion

6 species

Minuartiella

6 species

Psammophiliella

6 species

Schizotechium

6 species

Viscaria

6 species

Agrostemma

5 species

Malachia

5 species

Mcneillia

5 species

Telephium

5 species

Augustea

4 species

Eudianthe

4 species

Holosteum

4 species

Moenchia

4 species

Ankyropetalum

3 species

Gasterclychnis

3 species

Illecebrum

3 species

Lepyrodiclis

3 species

Loeflingia

3 species

Microphyes

3 species

Mononeuria

3 species

Nubelaria

3 species

Adenonema

2 species

Bigelonia

2 species

Cometes

2 species

Cyathophylla

2 species

Drypis

2 species

Hartmaniella

2 species

Krauseola

2 species

Petroana

2 species

Philippiella

2 species

Rabelera

2 species

Scopulophila

2 species

Stipulicida

2 species

Achyronychia

Achyronychia

1 species

Alsinites

1 species

Balkana

1 species

Brachystemma

Brachystemma

1 species

Buffonia

1 species

Calycotropis

1 species

Carpantholithes

1 species

Caryophyllaceaepites

1 species

Caryophylloflora

1 species

Cerdia

1 species

Chaetonychia

Chaetonychia

1 species

Cheiropetalum

1 species

Cucubalites

1 species

Dadjoua

1 species

Dicheranthus

1 species

Habrosia

1 species

Hantsia

1 species

Haya

1 species

Honckenya

1 species

Honkenya

1 species

Maguirellaria

1 species

Ortegia

1 species

Pentastemonodiscus

1 species

Pirinia

1 species

Pollichia

1 species

Polytepalum

1 species

Psammosilene

1 species

Pteranthus

1 species

Reicheella

1 species

Rhodalsine

1 species

Sphaerocoma

1 species

Thurya

1 species

Thylacospermum

1 species

Triplateia

1 species

Vaccaria

1 species

Wilhelmsia

1 species

Xerotia

1 species

Yazdana

1 species