Caryophyllaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection.
Distribution

Chickweed Family
Annual or perennial herbs or shrublets. Stipules present, scarious. Leaves opposite and often falsely whorled. Inflorescence a dense cyme. Flowers usually inconspicuous, bisexual, actinomorphic, 5-merous. Sepals free. Petals present (in ours). Ovary 1-locular. Style 1. Fruit an indehiscent nutlet, 1-2-seeded, included in the persistent calyx. Text © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Genera
- Taxonomic Completion
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19.78%18 of 91 accepted Genera.
- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 9a612d33-2249-4722-8477-9ded722c3d9e
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected Datasets
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant List Global Biodiversity Information Facility