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Caryophyllaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19942

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Alsinaceae
 
    Cerastiaceae
 
    Corrigiolaceae
 
    Dianthaceae
 
    Herniariaceae
 
    Illecebraceae
 
    Lychnidaceae
 
    Minuartiaceae
 
    Ortegaceae
 
    Paronychiaceae
 
    Polycarpaeaceae
 
    Sabulinaceae
 
    Saginaceae
 
    Scleranthaceae
 
    Silenaceae
 
    Spergulaceae
 
    Stellariaceae
 
    Telephiaceae
 
  Common Name(s): pinks [English]
  
    cariophyllacées [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCaryophyllaceae  – pinks, cariophyllacées  
    Direct Children:  
                               Genus Achyronychia Torr. & A. Gray  
                               Genus Agrostemma L. – corn-cockle, corncockle 
                               Genus Arenaria L. – sandwort 
                               Genus Cardionema DC.  
                               Genus Cerastium L. – chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed 
                               Genus Corrigiola L.  
                               Genus Dianthus L. – pink 
                               Genus Drymaria Willd. ex Schult. – drymary 
                               Genus Eremogone Fenzl  
                               Genus Geocarpon Mack.  
                               Genus Gymnocarpos Forssk.  
                               Genus Gypsophila L. – babysbreath, baby's-breath 
                               Genus Herniaria L. – rupturewort 
                               Genus Holosteum L.  
                               Genus Honckenya Ehrh.  
                               Genus Illecebrum L. – coral necklace 
                               Genus Lepyrodiclis Fenzl – false jagged-ckickweed 
                               Genus Loeflingia L.  
                               Genus Minuartia L. – sandwort, stitchwort 
                               Genus Moehringia L. – sandwort 
                               Genus Moenchia Ehrh. – upright chickweed 
                               Genus Myosoton Moench  
                               Genus Oberna Adans.  
                               Genus Paronychia Mill. – nailwort 
                               Genus Petrorhagia (Ser.) Link – pink 
                               Genus Pollichia Aiton  
                               Genus Polycarpaea Lam.  
                               Genus Polycarpon L. – manyseed 
                               Genus Pseudostellaria Pax  
                               Genus Sagina L. – pearlwort 
                               Genus Saponaria L. – soapwort 
                               Genus Schiedea Cham. & Schltdl.  
                               Genus Scleranthus L. – German knotgrass 
                               Genus Scopulophila M.E. Jones – rockwort 
                               Genus Silene L. – silènes, campion, catchfly 
                               Genus Spergula L. – spurry 
                               Genus Spergularia (Pers.) J. Presl & C. Presl – sandspurry 
                               Genus Stellaria L. – starwort 
                               Genus Stipulicida Michx.  
                               Genus Vaccaria Wolf – soapwort 
                               Genus Velezia L.  
                               Genus Wilhelmsia Rchb.  
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: cariophyllacées[French]   
       
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Caryophyllaceae   
       
  Source: Caryophyllaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Caryophyllaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Caryophyllaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Caryophyllaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Caryophyllaceae   
       
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