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Caryophyllaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Pink Family.

Key to Caryophyllaceae

A family of about 86 genera and 2200-3000 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan, but mostly Northern Hemisphere.

References: Bittrich (1993a) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Madhani et al. (2018); Rabeler & Hartman (2005a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Stellaria | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Weakley | Paronychia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Silene CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Geocarpon | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Sabulina CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Silene vulgaris CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Stipulicida | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Silene CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Cerastium | Original Image ⭷
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