Caryophyllaceae

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About Caryophyllaceae

The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the 'Pink' or the 'Carnation' family, is a family of flowering plants. The species are dicotyledons included in the order Caryophyllales. This is a large family with 88 genera and some 2,000 species.

'Pink' or the 'Carnation' family


Genera

* Acanthophyllum
* Achyronychia
* Agrostemma - corn-cockles
* Allochrusa
* Alsinidendron
* Ankyropetalum
* Arenaria - sandworts
* Bolanthus
* Bolbosaponaria
* Brachystemma
* Bufonia
* Cardionema
* Cerastium - mouse-ears
* Cerdia
* Colobanthus - pearlworts
* Cometes
* Corrigiola - strapworts
* Cucubalus
* Cyathophylla
* Dianthus - carnations and pinks
* Diaphanoptera
* Dicheranthus
* Drymaria
* Drypis
* Geocarpon
* Gymnocarpos
* Gypsophila - gypsophilas
* Habrosia
* Haya
* Herniaria - ruptureworts
* Holosteum
* Honckenya
* Illecebrum
* Kabulia
* Krauseola
* Kuhitangia
* Lepyrodiclis
* Lochia
* Loeflingia
* Lychnis - campions and catchflies
* Mesostemma
* Microphyes
* Minuartia - sandworts
* Moehringia
* Moenchia
* Myosoton
* Ochotonophila
* Ortegia
* Paronychia
* Pentastemonodiscus
* Petrocoptis
* Petrorhagia (previously known as Tunica)
* Philippiella
* Phrynella
* Pinosia
* Pirinia
* Pleioneura
* Plettkia
* Pollichia
* Polycarpaea
* Polycarpon
* Polytepalum
* Pseudostellaria
* Pteranthus
* Pycnophyllopsis
* Pycnophyllum
* Reicheella
* Sagina - pearlworts
* Sanctambrosia
* Saponaria - soapworts
* Schiedea
* Scleranthopsis
* Scleranthus - knawels
* Sclerocephalus
* Scopulophila
* Selleola
* Silene - campions and catchflies
* Spergula - spurreys
* Spergularia - sea-spurreys
* Sphaerocoma
* Stellaria - stitchworts and chickweeds
* Stipulicida
* Thurya
* Thylacospermum
* Uebelinia
* Vaccaria
* Velezia
* Wilhelmsia
* Xerotia