Family: Caryophyllaceae
By Science Staff
Not peer reviewed
Last Modified 04/29/2013
List of Caryophyllaceae Genera
Spergula
Spergularia
Paronychia
Herniaria
Arenaria
Moehringia
Cerastium
Holosteum
Myosoton
Stellaria
Minuartia
Honckenya
Sagina
Scleranthus
Gypsophila
Vaccaria
Saponaria
Dianthus
Petrorhagia
Silene
Lychnis
Agrostemma
Corrigiola
References to Caryophyllaceae
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