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Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Translingual
Proper noun
Caryophyllaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – very many herbs and shrubs including the pinks, carnations and campions.
Hypernyms
- (order): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; core Caryophyllales - clade
Hyponyms
- (family): Acanthophyllum, Achyronychia, Agrostemma, Allochrusa, Alsinidendron, Ankyropetalum, Anychia, Arenaria, Bolanthus, Brachystemma, Brewerina, Bufonia, Cardionema, Cerastium, Cerdia, Chaetonychia, Colobanthus, Cometes, Cucubalus, Cyathophylla, Dianthus, Diaphanoptera, Dicheranthus, Drymaria, Drypis, Geocarpon, Gymnocarpos, Gypsophila, Habrosia, Haya, Herniaria, Holosteum, Honckenya, Illecebrum, Kabulia, Krauseola, Lepyrodiclis, Lochia, Loeflingia, Lychnis, Mesostemma, Microphyes, Minuartia, Moehringia, Moenchia, Myosoton, Ochotonophila, Ortegia, Paronychia, Pentastemonodiscus, Petrocoptis, Petrorhagia, Philippiella, Phrynella, Pinosia, Pirinia, Pleioneura, Plettkea, Pollichia, Polycarpaea, Polycarpon, Polytepalum, Pseudostellaria, Pteranthus, Pycnophyllopsis, Pycnophyllum, Robbairea, Sagina, Sanctambrosia, Saponaria, Schiedea, Scleranthopsis, Scleranthus, Sclerocephalus, Scopulophila, Silene, Siphonychia, Spergula, Spergularia, Sphaerocoma, Stellaria, Stipulicida, Telephium, Thurya, Thylacospermum, Uebelinia, Vaccaria, Velezia, Viscaria, Wilhelmsia, Xerotia - genera